CHAPTER 2.80
TREE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

2.80.010 Establishment.

A tree advisory committee consisting of seven members is hereby established for the city. (Ord. 1874 NCS §1 (part), 1991.)

2.80.020 Qualifications and appointment of members.

Three members of the tree advisory committee shall be representatives of the planning commission, recreation, music and parks commission, and the site plan and architectural review committee, and shall be selected by their respective memberships. The remaining four committee members shall be appointed from the community at large by the city council, and of these, one member shall have professional training in arboriculture. All members except the tree professional must have resided in the city not less than one year prior to appointment. (Ord. 1874 NCS §1 (part), 1991.)

2.80.030 Terms of office.

Members of the tree advisory committee selected from the planning commission, recreation, music and parks commission, and the site plan and architectural review committee, shall serve until the thirtieth day of June after his/her appointment, and until a successor is appointed and qualifies, or until he/she ceases to be a member of the represented commission or committee, whichever occurs first. Terms of office for the other four members of the committee shall be two-year overlapping terms, and they shall serve until the thirtieth day of June or until his/her successor is appointed. (Ord. 1874 NCS §1 (part), 1991.)

2.80.040 Vacancies.

Upon the death, resignation, disability to perform the duties of a member of the committee, or upon the loss of permanent residency from the city, or upon the failure to attend any meeting of the committee for five consecutive regular meetings, except in case of illness or for some other unavoidable cause, the city council shall review and if found to be appropriate, declare the office of such member vacant and thereupon appoint a qualified person to fill such vacancy for the unexpired term of such member. (Ord. 1874 NCS §1 (part), 1991.)

2.80.050 Duties.

The tree advisory committee shall perform the duties designated and delegated by the city council on matters pertaining to the management of tree resources within the city. The committee shall also serve as a forum for the coordination of tree-related city policies, and shall advise the city on matters referred by city departments, and other council-appointed hearing bodies. (Ord. 1874 NCS §1 (part), 1991.)

2.80.060 Rules and regulations.

The tree advisory committee shall have the right and duty to adopt such rules and regulations as it shall determine for the holding and conducting of its meetings and hearings and the selection of its officers and for the performance of any of its functions or responsibilities. The tree advisory committee shall not have the right to employ any persons or incur expenses or obligations against the city except as provided by and for which appropriations are made by the city council pursuant to and in accordance with budgets adopted by the city council. (Ord. 1874 NCS §1 (part), 1991.)