CP081 (Sustainable Janesville Committee)CITY OF JANESVILLE Policy No. 81 Page 1 of 1 CITY COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT Date Issued: 5/27/08 Revised: 6/23/08, 7/29/08, 1/13/09, 3/26/13, 9/10/18 General Subject: Sustainable Janesville Committee Effective Date: 9/10/18 Special Subject: Committee Functions and Activities Cancellation Date Supersedes Responsible Dept/Div: Department of Public Works
PURPOSE To establish, define, and record the role of the Sustainable Janesville Committee.
FUNCTION The Sustainable Janesville Committee’s purpose shall be to advise the City Administration and the City Council on issues of sustainability. They shall collect public input on sustainability issues, examine potential sustainability initiatives and provide sustainability related recommendations to the City Administration and the City Council. The committee will be a centralized point of contact for all sustainability related items within the organization and the community.
MEMBERSHIP - APPOINTMENT The Committee shall consist of seven (7) voting citizen members appointed by the Council President and confirmed by the Council following recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Appointments for a two-
year term, and one (1) Councilmember appointed by the Council President subject to confirmation by the Council. The Councilmember appointment shall be for a one-year term ending on the third Tuesday in April.
Committee appointees shall: (1) represent the City as a whole; (2) possess an interest in the pursuit of sustainability; and (3) have an understanding of the importance of fiscal stability for the City. The Committee shall select its Chair.
The Director of Public Works’ staff designee shall serve as a liaison between the Committee and the City Administration. Other staff members shall attend Committee meetings according to the topics on the agenda and they shall serve in an advisory role.