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Home My Public Portal AboutResolution 20-07 McCall Local Housing Committee Bylaws City of McCall RESOLUTION NO. 20-07 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MCCALL ADOPTING THE BYLAWS, PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE CITY OF McCALL LOCAL HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WHEREAS, pursuant to Idaho Code 50-210 and McCall City Code 1.10.1, the McCall City Council has the authority to appoint such committees as necessary to assist the City Council in developing policies regarding issues the City Council determines are important to the well-being of the City, its residents, and visitors; and WHEREAS, Local Housing for full-time residents has become unaffordable for some essential members of the workforce, and such affordability affects the economic, and non- economic, well-being of the City of McCall and Valley County as a whole; and WHEREAS,the McCall City Council has determined that it desires to form a local housing committee to review current issues regarding local housing for full-time residents and possible solutions for increasing the amount of local housing available in McCall and the surrounding area; and s WHEREAS, it is necessary to adopt Bylaws for such Committee. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE r CITY OF MCCALL THAT: , k Section 1. Recitals The McCall City Council adopts the BYLAWS, PRACTICES AND ,,'it'i; PROCEDURES for the City of McCall Local Housing Advisory Committee which j are attached hereto as Exhibit A. Passed and approved this 3 day of 4r 1' 2020. 1 �`��'t1u+=11ur,,, CITY OF MCCALL .�`�,,0 f,�Mc %•CA�l,'1. Valley County, Idaho J #1SEAS ..> y ' • -" ' Robert Giles, Mayor ATTEST: _ ®0 ' O 1...-- y el* D' BessieJo Wag ity Cl k Resolution 20-07 April 23,2020 EXHIBIT A BYLAWS,PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES THE CITY OF McCALL LOCAL HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE ARTICLE I ESTABLISHMENT Section 1. Establishment: The City of McCall Local housing Advisory Committee (hereinafter called the Committee) is established by authority of Idaho Code 50-210. The office shall be located in the McCall City Hall Building (Legion Hall meeting room) at 216 E. Park Street, McCall, ID 83638. Telephone (208) 634-7142. ARTICLE II MEMBERSHIP AND OFFICERS Section 1. Membership: The Committee shall consist of five (5) voting members appointed by the City Council. The term of office for each appointive member shall be three (3) years. Each member may serve no more than 2 consecutive terms. Committee members need not be a resident of the City of McCall. Representation from housing and construction related professionals such real estate, land use law, building and construction, architecture, finance and other related fields, is preferred. Section 2. Officers, Number, Qualifications and Duties: The officers of the Committee shall be a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson. The Chairperson shall be elected by and from among the members of the Committee. The member of the Committee most senior in longevity (not including the Chairperson) shall be designated as and serve as Vice Chairperson. The duties of such officers shall be such as are usually performed by such officers in similar organizations and as defined by the parliamentary authority adopted by the Committee in Article IV, Section 1, of these Bylaws, as well as the following: A. Chairperson: 1. Preside at all meetings of the Committee. 2. Sign documents of the Committee. 3. Assure that all actions of the Committee are properly taken. 4. Make Sub-Committee appointments as required. B. Vice-Chairperson: During the absence, disability or disqualification of the Chairperson, the Vice- Chairperson shall exercise or perform all duties and be subject to all the responsibilities of the Chairperson. Section 3. Election and term of Office, Vacancies: Officers shall be elected by majority vote of the members of the Committee annually at the first Committee meeting of each calendar year and shall serve a term of one year or City of McCall Local Housing Advisory Committee Bylaws,Practices and Procedures Page 1 of 4 until their successors are elected. Vacancies in officer's positions shall be filled by election whenever they occur, at the meeting next following the occurrence of the vacancy in the manner provided for election of officers in this section. Section 4. Resignation: Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice of such resignation to the Committee. Unless otherwise specified in such written notice, such resignation shall take effect upon receipt by the Committee, and the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Section 5. Removal: Any officer may be removed, with or without cause, upon a vote of a majority, but no fewer than three, of the voting members of the Committee; a successor may be elected as in these Bylaws provided for the filling of vacancies at any time. Section 6. Secretary: The Committee will be staffed by the CED Administrator, or his/her designee. In addition to providing customary technical support, staff will perform the following duties of Secretary: 1. Keep the minutes of all meetings of the Committee in an appropriate minute's book. 2. Advertise all legal notices required by the Idaho State Code or these bylaws. 3. Prepare the agenda for all meetings of the Committee. 4. Be custodian of Committee records. s ARTICLE IIIMEETINGS Section 1. Regular Meetings: The Committee shall meet quarterly for a regular meeting. The regular quarterly meeting may be scheduled for a date in order to not conflict with holidays or significant local or civic events. The Secretary will publish and distribute to the members an agenda on or before the Friday before the meeting. In the event there is no business to transact, the meeting will be cancelled. The absence of an agenda serves in lieu of a notification of cancellation. Section 2. Quorum: At all meetings of the Committee the presence at the commencement of any meeting in } person of a majority of the members thereof who are qualified to vote shall be sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business of the Committee. ARTICLE IVRULES OF ORDER Section 1. Rules of Order: City of McCall Local Housing Advisory Committee Bylaws,Practices and Procedures Page 2 of 4 The order of business for the Committee shall be the following: A. Open-call meeting to order B. Attendance roll call C. Review and approval of minutes of preceding meetings D. Old Business E. New Business ARTICLE V VOTING Section 1. Voting: Each regularly appointed member shall be entitled to one vote on any matter which may come before the Committee. The vote of a majority of the members present at any meeting attended by a quorum of its members shall be necessary to decide any item. The Chairperson may enter into the discussion of and vote on any item before the Committee. Section 2. Tie Votes Concerning Recommendation to City Council: Upon a vote to recommend approval or disapproval of a proposed action to the governing board, a vote which results in a tie shall automatically require that a recommendation of disapproval to the proposed action be forwarded to the City Council. ARTICLE VI AGENDA Section 1. Agenda In order to facilitate and conduct orderly business, the members of the Committee resolve: For those persons desirous of coming before this body, a list of particulars shall be submitted to the Administrator stating the reason or reasons why they wish to be heard, in order to facilitate this process and give proper notice to all persons who may be affected and therefore giving them an opportunity to be heard. Said list of particulars must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon on the Wednesday preceding the next scheduled meeting. Any request presented in this manner will be drawn up and published and/or aired through various media to inform the public of business presented. All requests received will be heard in the same order in which received, i.e., first request received will be heard first, etc. ARTICLE VII COMMMITTEES Section 1. Committees: Sub-Committees may be established and appointed and given charge and timelines by the Chairperson to assist the Committee in performance of its function. Citizens and public officials may also be appointed to serve as non-voting members on the sub-committees. ARTICLE VIII AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS City of McCall Local Housing Advisory Committee Bylaws,Practices and Procedures Page 3 of 4 Section 1. Amendments: Amendments to these Bylaws may be recommended at any regular meeting of the Committee by a two-thirds vote of the members thereof, provided, however, that the amendment must have been submitted in writing at the previous regular meeting of said Committee.No Amendment is effective unless approved by the McCall City Council. Adopted this day of , 2020. Chairperson } City of McCall Local Housing Advisory Committee Bylaws,Practices and Procedures Page 4 of 4