Chapter 3.20
CITY TREE BOARD
Sections:
3.20.030 Duties and responsibilities.
3.20.010 Establishment.
There is hereby created and established a City Tree Board for the City of Syracuse, Utah, which shall consist of six members, five of whom shall be citizens and residents of Syracuse and who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council. The City Forester shall serve as one member of this Board. [Ord. 11-07 § 1 (Exh. A); amended 1997; Code 1971 § 3.04.010.]
3.20.020 Term of office.
The term of the five persons to be appointed by the Mayor shall be three years, except that the term of two of the members appointed to the first Board shall be for one year and the term of two members of the first Board shall be for two years. In the event that a vacancy shall occur during the term of any member, a successor shall be appointed for the unexpired portion of the term. [Ord. 11-07 § 1 (Exh. A); amended 1997; Code 1971 § 3.04.020.]
3.20.030 Duties and responsibilities.
The Board shall serve in an advisory role to the City Council. It shall be the responsibility of the Board to study, investigate, counsel and develop and/or update annually, and administer a written plan for the care, preservation, pruning, planting, replanting, removal or disposition of trees and shrubs in parks, along streets and in other public areas. Such plan will be presented annually to the City Council and upon their acceptance and approval shall constitute the official comprehensive City tree plan for the City. The Board, when requested by the City Council, shall consider, investigate, make findings, report and recommend upon any special matter of or question coming within the scope of its work. The City Council shall approve as part of its annual budgeting process any funds that shall be spent by the City to carry out the recommendations of the Board. [Ord. 11-07 § 1 (Exh. A); amended 1997; Code 1971 § 3.04.030.]
3.20.040 Operation.
The Board shall operate in conformity with state open and public meeting laws. Each year in January the Mayor shall designate one member of the Board as Chairman, another member as Vice-Chairman, and a third member as Secretary. The Chair shall have the responsibility to see that regular meetings are held in an orderly manner, assignments are made and completed, agendas are prepared, and that the work of the Board fills the purpose for which the Board was established as set forth in this chapter. The Vice-Chairman shall act in the absence of the Chairman. The secretary shall keep the minutes and records of the Board’s meetings. A majority of the members shall be a quorum for the transaction of business. [Ord. 11-07 § 1 (Exh. A); amended 1997; Code 1971 § 3.04.040.]