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Ordinance - 1846ORDINANCE NO. 1846 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A SENIOR CITIZENS COMMISSION. The City Council of the City of West Covina, California, does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Section 2-139 of the West Covina Municipal Code is hereby is renumbered as Section 2-142. SECTION 2. Chapter 2, Article III of the West Covina Municipal Code is amended by adding Division 7, as follows: DIVISION 7. SENIOR CITIZENS COMMISSION Sec. 2-133. Created; composition A senior citizens commission for the city is hereby created. The senior citizens commission shall consist of five (5) members, of at least 50 years of age, residents of the city, appointed by the city council. Sec. 2-134. Terms of office and removal The members of the senior citizens commission shall be appointed by resolution by the city council for staggered two-year terms ending on June 30. Each member shall hold office after the expiration of his term until his successor is appointed and qualified. All members shall serve at the pleasure of the city council. By resolution, the city council may remove a member of the commission from office at any time during the term for which he was appointed. Sec. 2-135. Vacancies Vacancies in the senior citizens commission occurring otherwise than by expiration of the term shall be filled for the unexpired term of the commissioner by the city council. Sec. 2-136. Organization The senior citizens commission, at its first regular meeting each July, shall elect a chairperson and a vice -chairperson from among its members, both.of whom shall serve one-year terms. The commission may also elect a secretary for the commission, and the person elected secretary does not need to be a member of the commission. The commission shall have the power to adopt rules for the transaction of business and shall keep a record of resolutions, fundings, and determinations. Sec. 2-137. Meetings The senior citizens commission shall hold regular meetings once a month, and shall determine, by resolution, the manner in which such meetings shall be organized and conducted, and the day of the month on which the meetings will be held. The time and place of said meetings shall be as provided for by resolution adopted by the city council. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All meetings, including special meetings, shall be held in the manner provided for in the Ralph M. Brown Act, sections 54950 through 54962 of the California Government Code. Sec. 2-138. Compensation Compensation for members of the senior citizens commission shall be set by resolution of the city council. • Sec. 2-139. Duties and powers It shall be the duty of the commission created by this division to: (a) Aid and advise the city council in the identification of the needs of the senior population of West Covina, and recommend policies and programs to meet these needs. (b) Encourage activities necessary to increase resident awareness of existing • programs and services. (c) Foster and enhance within the community the recognition of the contributions of senior citizens to the community. (d) Establish and coordinate an ongoing citywide senior volunteer program of service to the community. (e) Serve as a medium through which organizations may exchange information, coordinate programs, and engage in joint endeavors to benefit the senior population of West Covina. (f) Prepare an annual program of work proposing activities to be addressed by the commission for consideration by the city council. (9) Provide information to senior citizens on the status of issues, proposals, projects and programs which have been brought before the Commission in order to inform and generate communication from senior citizens. SECTION 3. Sections 2-140 and 2-141, and sections 2-143 through and including 2-145 are hereby reserved. SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall cause same to be published. ATTEST: APPROVED and ADOPTED this 29th day of May , V � 604 City Clerk I hereby certify that the foregoing adopted by the City Council of the City of regular meeting thereof held on the 14th following vote of the Council: Mayor Ordinance No. 1846 was duly West Covina, California, at a day of May , 1990, by the AYES: Councilmember: Herfert, Jennings, McFadden, Tarozzi NOES: Councilmember: Manners ABSENT: Councilmember: None r City Cler APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney is CERTIFICATION I, JANET BERRY, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, State of California, do hereby certify that a true and accurate copy of Ordinance No. was published, pursuant to law, in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, a newspaper of qeneral circulation published and circulated in the City of West Covina. DATED: �`� Janet Berry, City Clerk City of West Covina, California