Ordinance 070b.wp
• CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 70-B
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC SAFETY LIAISON
COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN
THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
1.01. A Public Safety Commission for the City of Chanhassen
is hereby established. The Commission shall be a public safety
coordinating agency advisory to the City Council. As used in this
ordinance the term "Commission" shall mean the Public Safety
Commission, "Council" shall mean City Council of Chanhassen, and
"Police Agency" shall mean the Carver County Sheriff's Department or
such other law enforcement agency as may be designated by the
Council from time to time to provide regular public safety services
to the City of Chanhassen.
SECTION 2. PURPOSE.
2.01. The purpose of the Commission is to enhance public
safety within the boundaries of the City and to promote com-
munication among the citizenry, the City Council, and the Public
Safety Agency then serving the City.
SECTION 3. COMMISSION COMPOSITION, TERMS AND VACANCIES.
3.01. Composition. The Commission shall consist of five
voting members. Four of the five members shall be appointed and may
be removed by a four-fifths vote of the Council.
One of the five Commission members to be appointed by
the Council (hereinafter the "Council Member") shall be chosen by
the Council from among its own members. Four of the five
Commission members to be appointed by the Council (hereinafter the
"Citizen Members") shall be residents of the City of Chanhassen who
are neither City officials, employees of the City of Chanhassen, or
employees of the Policing Agency.
3.02. Terms and Vacancies. The term of the Council Member
of the Commission shall be two years, or such shorter period of time
as may coincide with his or her term of office as a member of the
City Council. All Commission Members shall be appointed for two
year terms.
Commission Members shall hold office until their suc-
cessors have been appointed and qualified. Each vacancy in an unex-
pired term shall be filled in the same manner in which the original
appointment was made.
SECTION 4. ORGANIZATION AND MEETINGS.
• 4.01. The Commission shall elect a chairman from among its
Members for a term of one year. The chairman shall preside at all
meetings of the Commission and at each meeting, the chairman shall
submit such recommendations and information as he may consider
proper concerning the business, affairs and policies of the
Commission. The City Manager or his/her designee, shall act as
secretary to the Commission, but shall not be a member.
4.02. The Commission shall hold at least one regular
meeting each month. It shall adopt rules for the transaction of
business and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions
and findings, which record shall be a public record. On or before
July first of each year the Commission shall submit to the Council a
report of its work during the preceding year. On or before August
first the Commission shall submit to the Council a budget for pro-
posed expenditures during the next fiscal year. Expenditures of the
Commission shall be within amounts appropriated for the purpose by
the Council.
SECTION 5. PROGRAM OF WORK.
5.01. The Commission shall assist the Public Safety
Director in preparing a work program outlining activities it
proposes to undertake; said program may include:
a. Needs and prioritization of available public safety
personnel hours to best meet those needs.
b. The facilitation of improved city/public safety
communications.
C. The recommended action of changes in present police
services contract rate program and the monitoring of
the cost of other public safety protection
alternatives.
d. The maintenance of statistics (national, state,
metro, local).
e. The promotion of public safety and community educa-
tion programs.
f. The conduct of research for the Council on public
safety matters.
g. Meeting with individuals, business and citizen groups
concerning public safety matters, grievances and needs.
SECTION 6. ANNUAL REPORT.
6.01. The Commission shall render annually a full report of
its work to the Council.
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SECTION 7. REPEAL.
. 7.01. City Ordinance No. 70-A passed on October 4, 1982
is hereby repealed.
SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
8.01. This ordinance becomes effective from and after its
passage and publication.
Passed and adopted by the City Council this lst day of
October , 1984.
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ATTEST:
Don Ashworth, City Clerk/Manager
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Thomas L. Hamilton.' Mayor
Summary Ordinance Published in the Carver County Herald on October
24, 1984.
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 70-B
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 70-A WHICH ESTABLISHES A
PUBLIC SAFETY LIAISON COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN
On October 1, 1984, the Chanhassen City Council adopted an
amendment to Ordinance No. 70-A entitled "Establishment of the
Public Safety Liaison Commission for the City of Chanhassen". A
printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection by any
person during regular office hours at the office of the City
Clerk at Chanhassen City Hall, 690 Coulter Drive, Chanhassen,
Minnesota.
The purpose of the Commission is to enhance public safety
within the boundaries of the City by promoting communication
among the citizenry, the City Council, and the Public Safety
Departments servicing the City. The Commission shall consist of
five voting members which shall consist of four citizen members
and one Council member.
This ordinance is in full force effective upon its passage
and publication.
Don Ashworth
City Manager
(Publish in the Carver County Herald on October 24, 1984)
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