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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AMENDING THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, BY CREATING THE TRAFFIC
SAFETY COMMISSION, DELETING SECTIONS 18-57, 18-58, 18-59, 18-60,
18-61 AND 18-62 AND ENACTING SIX NEW SECTIONS IN LIEU THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Division 3 of Section 18 of the City Code of the
City of Jefferson, Missouri, is hereby amended by deleting
reference to the Parking and Traffic Commission and adding
reference to the Traffic Safety Commission.
Section 2 . Sections 18-57, 18-58, 18-59, 18-60, 18-61 and
18-62 of the City Code of the City of Jefferson, Missouri are
hereby deleted.
Section 3 . Five new sections of the City Code are hereby
enacted which shall read as follows:
Sec. 18-57. Created.
There is hereby created a traffic safety commission for the
city.
Sec. 18-58. Members .
( a) The traffic safety commission shall consist of ten ( 10 )
members. Of the ten ( 10) members :
( 1) Three ( 3 ) shall be ex officio members without a vote.
These shall be:
a. Director of public works or his delegate;
b. Director of transportation or his delegate;
C. Chief of police or his delegate.
(2) Six ( 6) shall be regular members, who are residents of
the city.
( 3) One ( 1 ) shall be a city council member, who shall be a
voting member. Another council member may be appointed
as an alternate, and shall attend at will and replace
the primary member in his absence.
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(b) The term of office shall be three ( 3 ) years with one-
third of the positions being available for appointment each year.
Upon creation of this commission, the mayor shall name three ( 3 )
members for three-year appointments , two ( 2 ) members for two-year
appointments , and two ( 2 ) members for one-year appointments .
Thereafter, all commission members shall serve full three-year
terms .
(c) The mayor shall nominate persons to serve on the traffic
safety commission, and the appointments shall be confirmed by the
city council.
(d) The mayor, with a majority vote of the city council, may
remove any member of the commission for failure or inability to
attend meetings or for other good cause shown.
(e) The appointed members of the commission shall receive no
compensation but shall receive reimbursement for costs incurred
with their service.
(f ) A vacancy on the commission shall be filled by
appointment and approval in like manner for the unexpired portion
of the term. All members shall continue to serve until their
successors shall have been appointed and qualified.
(g) The city council shall. purchase and keep in force a
public official liability insurance policy that shall cover all
commission members in regards to any liability incurred because
of their duties or positions as commission members . An exception
to the coverage is misconduct or negligence excluded by the
insurance policy.
Sec. 18-59. Officers
The members of the commission shall choose the chairman of
the Traffic Safety Commission from those persons confirmed as
regular members by the City Council. The chairman shall serve for
a one-year term. The chairman shall be a voting member although
he is not permitted to make motions . The commission may pick a
vice-chairperson and any other officers they deem necessary. The
secretary to the director of public works shall serve as the
recording secretary for the commission and record the minutes .
Sec. 18-60. Meetings, quorum, rules, and procedures .
(a) The traffic safety commission shall hold a regular
business meeting at least once each month at such time and place
as shall be established by the rules of the commission. The
commission may hold additional business meetings from time to
time as it deems necessary.
(b) Four (4 ) voting members shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business .
(c) The commission may establish such rules and procedures
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as it believes are reasonably necessary for expeditious
transaction of its business affairs and which are in conformance
with city council policy.
(d) All meetings shall be open and public, and the date,
time, and location of same shall be posted and be public
information at least twenty-four ( 24 ) hours prior to the meeting.
Sec. 18-61. Duties generally.
The duties of the traffic safety commission shall generally
include, but not be limited to, the duty:
( 1) To consider and recommend the establishment and
regulation of speed zones ; one-way streets ; loading
zones; nonparking zones; taxicab stands; delivery and
service vehicles; crosswalks ; and stop signs, whether
electrical or- nonelectrical..
(2) To consider and recommend the location, type, timing,
and specifications of all traffic control devices
including, but not limited to, electrical signals ,
signs, markers, pavement and curb painting.
( 3) To consider and recommend the establishment of any
motor vehicle, traffic or parking regulations which, in
the opinion of the commission, promotes traffic safety
or decreases traffic congestion within the city.
(4 ) To call upon and receive the cooperation and assistance
of all departments, officers, and employees of the
city, and to promote cooperation and coordination with
other governmental agencies .
(6) To provide for the attendance of one of its members at
traffic and parking forums, seminars or institutions
where special instruction courses in the field of
traffic and parking may be offered.
( 7) To recommend the employment of a qualified consultant,
or seek internal assistance, when the need for trained
technical assistance on traffic matters arises .
(8) To review and recommend master plan for traffic
control.
(9) To review as necessary city laws and ordinances
relating to traffic control of motor vehicles .
(10) To consider all requests, petitions, or suggestions
concerning the regulation of traffic and establishment
of no parking zones upon study and consideration of
such requests, petitions, or suggestions, to make a
recommendation to the city council.
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( 11) To provide the city council with minutes of all its
meetings and reports of specific recommendations.
® Sec. 18--62. Reports= action by city council.
The city council, following receipt of the report and
minutes of the traffic safety commission, shall review and
consider all recommendations and request the preparation of bills
to implement the recommendations which have council support.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval.
Passed S - 20- t S Approved 5- 2Z - S
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P esiding Of ices MAyor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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