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<br />removal or disposition of City Trees and shrubs. Said update shall be <br />presented to the Urban Forestry Commission for adoption and forwarded to <br />Council for approval. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Julie Feier Draft 3 Page 6 10/20/2006 <br /> d. Member of the Urban Forestry Commission: The City Forester shall also be an <br />ex officio non-voting member of the Urban Forestry Commission. <br /> <br /> B. Urban Forestry Commission <br /> <br /> 1. Creation of Commission: There is hereby established an Urban Forestry <br />Commission. The Commission shall consist of the City Forester, and seven (7) members <br />who shall be appointed by the City Council and who shall be and have been residents of the <br />City for at least two years immediately prior to their appointment. Such members shall be <br />appointed for terms of three years, and shall receive no compensation for their services as <br />such. The City Council shall appoint a Councilmember as an ex officio member of the <br />Commission to act as liaison between Council and the Commission. The City Council may <br />remove any member of the Commission for the misconduct or neglect of duty. Vacancies on <br />the Commission occasioned by removal, resignation or for any other cause shall be filled for <br />the remainder of the term in like manner as in the case of original appointment. <br /> <br /> 2. Election of Officers: The Urban Forestry Commission shall as soon as <br />practical after original appointment of its members, meet and by the election of one of its <br />members elect a president and such other officers as it may deem necessary. Thereafter, <br />elections of officers shall be had annually in the month of January of each year. <br /> <br /> 3. Adoption of Rules and Regulations: The Commission shall make and adopt <br />such rules and regulations for its guidance and proceedings as may be expedient and <br />necessary for the carrying out of its duties, and not inconsistent with the Charter, the <br />provisions of this Code or other ordinances of the City. <br /> <br /> 4. Performance of Duties: The Urban Forestry Commission shall upon advice <br />and input from the City Council, City Forester, Director of Public Works, the Director of <br />Parks, Recreation and Forestry, and the Director of Planning adopt and annually update a <br />Community Forestry Plan, and shall perform such other duties as may be provided by this <br />Code or by ordinance. Such Plan shall, upon approval of City Council, constitute the official <br />comprehensive Community Forestry Plan for the City. <br /> <br /> 5. Quorum for Transaction of Business: A majority of the Commission <br />members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. <br /> <br /> 6. Annual and Regular Meetings: The annual meeting of the Commission shall <br />be held in January in each year, for the purpose of electing a President and such other <br />officers, and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the Commission. <br /> The Commission may provide, by resolution, the time and place for holding of additional <br />regular meetings with notice of such resolution to be delivered or mailed to all Commission <br />members. The Commission shall have a minimum of six (6) regular meetings per calendar <br /> <br /> <br />