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MAYOR'S CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RECYCLING
Ld"NSIN"10 GITY CLERK
CITY OF LANSING, MICIIIGAN
I. Organization and Election of Officers
The Committee shall organize at its first meeting following July 1st of
each year, by electing one (1) of its members as its Chairman and one (1) of
its members as Vice Chairman, and each shall hold office for one (1) year. In
the event the Chairman resigns, or is removed by a majority vote of the
committee, a new Chairman shall be elected and the same procedure shall apply
for the Vice Chairman. It shall be the Chairman's duty (or in his absence, the
Vice Chairman's) to preside at all meetings of the Committee; to see that all
orders and regulations are executed and complied with; and he or she shall
perform such other duties as may be lawfully required of them by the
Committee or which the City Council may by ordinance or resolution prescribe
as provided for by the City Charter.
A committee member shall not hold the office of Chairman for more than
two consecutive years.
H. Election of Secretary
The Committee shall, at its first meeting following July 1st of each year,
select (by majority vote) a secretary who shall hold office for one (1) year,
or until such time as he or she resigns or is removed by a majority vote of the
Committee.
If the Secretary of the Committee is not a member of the Committee (he
or s e) must come from within fh�ublic Service Department and may e given
compensatory time for services rendered.
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III. Meetings
The Committee shall hold not less than one (1) regular meeting in each
month to be held on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 4:30 p.m. , and
such other meetings as it deems necessary to carry on efficient and effective
policies for the good of the Public Service Department and the City of
Lansing. In the event the fourth Wednesday falls on a holiday, the Chairman
shall designate the date of the meeting.
All meetings of the Committee shall be open to the public and citizens
shall have a reasonable opportunity to be heard.
A quorum at all meetings shall consist of five (5) members of the Mayor's
Citizens' Advisory Committee on Recycling.
All meetings of the Committee shall be in accordance with the Open
Meetings Act of 1976, P.A. 267. Public notice of meetings shall be given in
accordance with this Act.
IV. Attendance of Meetings
No Committee member shall absent himself of herself from regular
meetings without having notified the Chairman or his designated
representative.
All Committee members shall be required to attend at least 75% of all
regular meetings in a calendar year. It shall be the duty of the Chairman to
confer with the Mayor concerning any member who absents himself
excessively.
V. Minutes of the Meeting
Minutes of all meetings shall be filed with the City Clerk within five (5)
days after any meeting, and a copy shall be kept on file in the Department of
Public Service.
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