§ 22.30.090. Assembly committees.

A.

The assembly president is authorized to establish such committees, standing or temporary, as the president deems necessary for the conduct of assembly business; provided, however, that the assembly may by motion create, abolish or combine any committee it deems appropriate and such action shall take precedence over any previous action of the president.

B.

The assembly president shall appoint a chairperson and members of each committee. The president may remove or change committee assignments as he or she deems appropriate.

C.

An assembly committee shall carry out the duties assigned it by the assembly president or the assembly and shall regularly review matters before the assembly that deal with subjects within the scope of its duties.

D.

The time and place of all committee meetings shall be communicated to the clerk who shall keep a list of such available to the public. Regularly scheduled meeting times and locations shall be listed in the assembly meeting packet.

E.

All committee meetings shall be open to the public unless the committee has moved to go into an executive session in accordance with the provisions of the Alaska open meetings law. Any assembly member may attend an executive session of a committee unless that member has a conflict of interest.

F.

Receipt of testimony from the public at committee meetings on matters before it shall be at the discretion of the committee unless the assembly or the president has directed the committee to conduct a public hearing to receive public testimony. If the committee has been directed to conduct a hearing to receive testimony the committee chair shall arrange with the clerk for minutes of the hearing to be taken or for the hearing to be recorded and minutes prepared.

(Ord. No. 90-29, § 3(part), 1990; Ord. No. 79-17, 1979)