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Ordinance 1610 - Member Requirements - Street Tree CommissionORDINANCE N0.1610 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 1086 REGARDING THE COMPOSITION OF THE KALISPELL STREET TREE COMMISSION AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of THE CITY of KALISPELL, MONTANA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1 ordinance 1086, referred to as the City of Kalispell Tree ordinance shall be and is amended at Chapter 3 to read as follows: CHAPTER III - Establishment of a Street Tree Committee 3.01. Street Tree Committee There shall be created a Committee to be known and designated as "Street Tree Committee composed of seven (7) citizens residing within the City of Kalispell Growth Policy area. Six (6) of said members shall be appointed by the Mayor with approval of the Council. The seventh member shall be the Director of Parks and Recreation. All members of the Committee shall serve without pay. The six members appointed by the Mayor shall be appointed as follows: Three (3) for two (2) years and two (2) for two (2) years and serve until their successors are duly appointed and approved by the Council. Successors to those members appointed by the Mayor shall thereafter be appointed for terms of two (2) years. Vacancies caused by death, resignations, or otherwise, shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as original appointments are made. 3.02. Duties of Said "Street Tree Committee" To study the problems and determine the needs of the City of Kalispell, in connection with its tree planting and maintenance program.. To assist the properly constituted officials of the City of Kalispell, as well as the Council and Citizens of the City in the dissemination of news and information regarding the selection, planting and maintenance of trees within the city limits, whether the same be on private or public property, and to make such recommendations from time to time to the City Council, as to desirable legislation concerning the tree program and activities tot the City. To provide regular and special meetings at which the subject of trees insofar as it relates to the City may be discussed by the members of the Committee, officers and personnel of the City and its several divisions, and all others interested in the tree program. §3.03. That within a reasonable time after the appointment of said Committee and the approval of the members thereof, upon call of the Mayor, said Committee shall meet and organize by the election of a chairman and the appointment of the Director of Parks & Recreation secretary. The said Committee shall then provide for the adoption of rules and procedures and for the holding of regular and special meetings as said Committee shall deem advisable and necessary in order to perform the duties set forth. SECTION 2 This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days from and after the date of its final passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR THIS 4TH DAY OF JUNE, 2007. Pamela B. Kefffedy Mayor ATTEST: Theresa White City Clerk