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BILL NO. INTRODUCED BY CHAIPa~AN HAROLD C. ACKERT 5597 As Amended ORDINANCE NO. 3583 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPIER X MD~ICIPAL CODE OF UNIVERSITY CITY, 1950, BY ADDING ~IEKETO A NEW ARTICLE TO BE KNOWN AS "ARTICLE 1014, TRAFFIC COM- MISSION," ESTABLISHING A TRAFFIC COmmISSION, PROVIDING FOR ~ COMPOSITION THEREOF, ~ APPOINtmENTS AND IERMS OF ~ MEMBERS, AND PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS AND DUTIES. ~IEREAS, the number of vehicles using the public highways of the City has greatly increased during the past few years and is constantly in- creasing, and the matter of expediting traffi~s~reets is ~'ti['~ecomfng a most serious problem; and WHEREAS, the Council is of the opinion that it would be highly advantageous to have the benefit of study and advice of a commission composed of several citizens of the City with reference to the proper handling and expediting of traffic on the public highways; NOW, MIlEFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, K[SSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter X Municipal Code of University City, 1950, is hereby amended by adding thereto a new article to be known as "Article 1014. Traffic Commission," and reading as follows: "ArtiCle 1014. TRAFFIC COI~ISSION. Section 1014.1. Section 1014.2. Section 1014.3. Establishment of commission. Qualifications, appointment, terms of office, procedure. Powers and duties. Section 1014.1. Establishment of commission: There is hereby established a traffic commission which shall consist of ten members, seven of whom shall be citizens of the city not other- wise connected with the city government, one of whom shall be a member of the police department, one of whom shall be from the personnel of the public works department, and one of whom shall be a member of the city council. Section 1014.2. Qualifications, appointment, terms of office, procedure: On the first day of the month following the adop- tion of ~his article, the council shall appoint seven members of the traffic commission. Of those first appointed, one shall be appointed for a term of one year, three for s term of two years, and three for a term of three years each. Thereafter all appointments shall be for terms of three years. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled by the council by appoint- ment for the unexpired term. Such members shall be residents of the city and shall hold no other office in the city govern- ment. At the same time, on recommendation of the city manager, the council shall appoint as members of the commission one from the police department of the city and one from the personnel of the public works department, who shall remain members of the commission unless removed by the city manager, with the consent of the council, both of whom shall be nonvoting members. The council shall also appoint one of its own members as a nonvoting