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 Jacksonville
 Code of Ordinances
 Title IV. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
 Chapter 94. TREE COMMISSION

  § 94.104. Organization.  

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  • (a)

    The Commission shall meet at least monthly at such times and places as are fixed by the rules of the Commission. Special meetings shall be called in accordance with the rules of the Commission. At its first regularly scheduled meeting each October, the Commission shall elect from among its members a Chair and Vice Chair, who shall assume their positions immediately upon election.

    (b)

    The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Commission and shall appoint the members of the various committees, task forces, study groups, and other bodies authorized by the Commission in furtherance of its purposes.

    (c)

    The Commission shall be staffed at each meeting by a representative of the Office of General Counsel, the City's Senior Urban Forester and a member of the Accounting office. The Director of Public Works shall designate a Public Works employee as the staff person who shall be responsible for all meeting notices and minutes. The Vice Chair shall preside if the Chair is absent.

    (d)

    The Commission may adopt, amend, and rescind procedural rules of the Commission to aid in implementing the provisions of this chapter. All reports, studies, and recommendations made by or at the direction of the Commission shall be approved by the Commission before the same may be presented to the Council.

    (e)

    The Commission may establish such committees from among its membership as it deems necessary to perform its functions. The Commission may also, from time to time, authorize the establishment of task forces, study groups, and similar bodies to carry out specialized and detailed projects within the scope of its purposes. Any such body may include persons who are not members of the Commission, but the Chair thereof shall be a Commission member. The committee shall report on its progress to the Commission at such times as the Commission shall require. No report, study, or recommendation, favorable or adverse, may be made by any such committee unless the matter is approved by the Commission.

(Ord. 2017-397-E , § 1; Ord. 2017-635-E , §§ 1, 3)