HomeMy WebLinkAbout078 - 06/07/1994 - CREATING AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY BOARD ORDINANCE NO. 78, 1994
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
CREATING AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY BOARD
WHEREAS, the Air Quality Task Force, created in 1989 as a temporary
advisory body, has nearly completed the work assigned to it; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest
of the City that a permanent Air Quality Board be established to advise the
Council on matters pertaining to the City's air quality.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
that a new Division 3 is hereby added to Chapter 2, Article III of the Code of
the City of Fort Collins to read as follows, and all subsequent Divisions within
Article III, up to and including Division 6, shall be renumbered accordingly, and
the existing Division 7 (reserved) is hereby deleted:
DIVISION 3. AIR QUALITY ADVISORY BOARD
Sec. 2-91. Creation.
There shall be and is hereby created an Air Quality Advisory
Board, hereafter referred to in this Division as the "board. "
Sec. 2-92. Membership; term.
(a)- The- board shall cons-ist of nine- (g) members- appointed by the-
City Council .
(b) Each member shall serve without compensation for a term of
four (4) years, except that members may be appointed by the City
Council for a shorter term in order to achieve overlapping tenure.
Appointments shall specify the term of office of each individual .
All members shall be subject to removal by the City Council . If a
vacancy occurs on the board, it shall be filled by the City Council
for the remaining unexpired portion of the term. No member shall
serve more than two (2) consecutive four-year terms.
Sec. 2-93. Functions.
The duties and functions of the board shall be to advise the City
Council regarding policies, plans, and programs to improve and
maintain the City's air quality. The board may, without limitation,
biennially review air quality indicators and recommend adjustments
to the Air Quality Action Plan, review and recommend revisions of
the Air Quality Policy .Plan as needed, and advise the Governor-
designated lead agency for air quality planning on matters
pertaining to the Fort Collins element of the State Implementation
Plan. The board may also convene ad hoc citizen task groups to
provide additional technical expertise to the board for the planning
of specific action strategies.
Sec. 2-94. Coordination with other boards.
The board shall coordinate its work with the Transportation
Board, Natural Resources Advisory Board, and the Planning and Zoning
Board, recognizing that certain transportation and land use
decisions, policies, and programs affect future air quality.
Sec. 2-95. Officers; bylaws.
The board shall elect annually from its membership a chairperson
and such other officers as may be required. Bylaws may be adopted
by the board, which bylaws shall not be inconsistent with the
Charter and the Code. A copy of the bylaws shall be filed with the
City Clerk for the use of the City Council immediately after
adoption by the board and they may be subject to the approval of the
City Council .
Sec. 2-96. Minutes; annual report; work plan.
The board shall take and file minutes in accordance with the
requirements of § 2-73 of the Code. On or before January 31 of each
year, the board shall file a report with the City Clerk setting
forth the activities of the board for the previous year. On or
before November 30 of each year, the board shall file a work plan
with the City Clerk for the following year.
Sec. 2-97-2-100. Reserved.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published
this 17th day of May, A.D. 1994, and to be presented for final passage on the
7th day of June, A.D. 1994.
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Passed and adopted on final r:orz;Z
1994.
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