CHAPTER 2-18
COMMISSION ON INCLUSION AND ADAPTIVE LIVING

SECTIONS:

2-18-001-0001    COMMISSION ESTABLISHED, DUTIES

2-18-001-0002    MEMBERS AND TERMS:

2-18-001-0003    ORGANIZATION:

2-18-001-0001 COMMISSION ESTABLISHED, DUTIES:

There is hereby established the Commission on Inclusion and Adaptive Living. It shall be the Commission’s duty to advise the City Council on all issues affecting the City of Flagstaff in relation to individuals with disabilities and shall include, but not be limited to:

A.    Review of City compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Arizonans with Disabilities Act.

B.    Review of City programs, activities, services and procedures to ensure all citizens are afforded equitable access to same and to collaborate with other city commissions.

C.    Develop and transmit recommendations to the City Council to assist the City Council in developing policies to respond to the concerns and needs of those with adaptive-living challenges.

D.    Provide a public forum for identifying and discussing issues of interest in support of individuals who have disabilities, and act as an information and referral group to assist individuals, organizations, and employers in efforts to aid members of the community to optimize independence and inclusion.

E.    Provide recognition for those in the community who further the goals of disability awareness and inclusion.

(Ord. No. 1780, Enacted, 11/17/92; Ord. 2018-33, Amended, 9/18/2018)

2-18-001-0002 MEMBERS AND TERMS:

The Commission shall consist of seven (7) members who shall be appointed by the City Council based upon the recommendations of the Committee/Commission. The Commission and the City Council will make every effort to recruit and appoint those individuals most directly involved and concerned with the obligations of the Americans with

Disabilities Act. Commission members shall serve staggered, three (3) year terms.

In the event a member’s term expires, that member shall continue to serve until reappointed or replaced by the City Council. (Ord. 1780, Enacted, 11/17/1992; Ord. 1833, Amended, 05/03/1994; Ord. 2007-31, Amended 07/23/2007; Ord. 2014-28, Amended, 11/18/2014)

2-18-001-0003 ORGANIZATION:

A Chairperson and other Commission officers shall be selected by a majority vote of those members present at a meeting called for that purpose for a term of one (1) year. The Commission shall meet at such times, dates and locations as determined by the members except that the Chairperson may call a special meeting with not less than twenty-four (24) hours’ notice. All other rules of procedure shall be established by the members so long as said rules are consistent with State law, the City Charter, the Board and Commission Members’ Rules and Operations Manual, and the ordinance codified in this section.

A Commission member who is absent from three (3) consecutive regular meetings may have their remaining term terminated by a vote of the City Council upon recommendation of the Commission. (Ord. 1780, Enacted, 11/17/1992; Ord. 2007-37, Amended 07/24/2007; Ord. 2014-28, Amended, 11/18/2014)