HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-021-02/21/1974-DEFINING THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE DESIGNING TOMORROW TODAY COMMITTE 1
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RESOLUTION 74-21
d OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
J DEFINING THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
CITY COUNCIL AND THE DESIGNING TOMORROW TODAY
COMMITTEE
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' WHEREAS, heretofore the Designing Tomorrow Today Committee
was established in the City of Fort Collins and such committee
has heretofore performed valuable services for the City Council
and the citizens of the City, and
WHEREAS, in the opinion of the City Council there is a need
for a written statement defining the working relationship between
such committee and the City Council
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT COLLINS as follows
1 The City Council recognized that Designing Tomorrow
Today is an organization established by the citizens of this
area which has a special relationship with the City The Steering
committee of said committee is appointed annually on July 1 of
each year by the Mayor of the City with the approval of the City
Council and the funding for the committee is provided by the City,
the Fort Collins area Chamber of Commerce and such other organizations
as may desire to contribute to the committee As a general
citizens advisory group, Designing Tomorrow Today is unlike City
commissions appointed for a specific purpose
2 The membership of Designing Tomorrow Today is open ended
A deliberate effort is made to encourage, recruit and solicit
participation from all segments of the community Any interested
Fort Collins area resident may participate in any or all of the
task forces of the committee
3 All meetings of the task forces and steering committee
are open to the public Any citizen may participate in the
discussion at any task force meeting and those who have signed
membership cards and attended two prior meetings may vote on any
issue presented Although steering committee meetings are open
to the public, discussion and voting may be limited to steering
committee members
4 Topics studied by Designing Tomorrow Today task forces
may be derived from two general areas
A Those study topics assigned by the City Council or
other governmental bodies
-B ---Topics for study which are initiated by the various
task forces or by the steering committee
5 Recommendations of task forces shall be referred to the
steering committee and if approved shall be forwarded with any
appropriate modifications by the steering committee to the City
Council or other interested governmental body
6 Designing Tomorrow Today is a general citizens advisory
group and helps provide a vehicle for responsible citizen input
on issues of concern to the total community
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Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council held this 21st day of February, A D 1974
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