Fiscal Note
No appropriation required. Existing staff from the Department of Planning and Development will support the work of the Committee.
Title
Creating an Ad Hoc Committee to Explore the Creation of an Office of Neighborhood Support.
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WHEREAS the possible creation of an Office of Neighborhood Support has been discussed as part of the reorganization of the Department of Planning and Development; and
WHEREAS in recommending the approval of the ordinance reorganizing the Department of Planning and Development, the Board of Estimates also recommended that a study be conducted to explore the creation of an Office of Neighborhood Support; and
WHEREAS the Plan Commission reviewed a recommendation to create the committee at its meeting of March 19, 2007 and approved a motion supporting the recommendations to explore the creation of the office.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that as part of the reorganization of the Department of Planning and Community & Economic Development, the Director of the Department will create an twelve-person ad hoc committee to explore the creation of an Office of Neighborhood Support with the following representation:
One resident from a neighborhood with an active neighborhood association;
One resident from a neighborhood with no association;
One resident from a neighborhood consisting primarily of rental housing;
One member of a planning council;
One member of the Plan Commission;
One member of the CDBG Commission;
One member of the Community Services Commission;
One member of the Mayor's staff;
One alderperson;
Two citizens; and,
One CDA member.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the appointments to the committee will be made by the Mayor and confirmed by the Common Council and that the committee will seek public input on and consider the desirability of creating an Office of Neighborhood Support and using the new Planner III position to create a new staff position entitled "Neighborhood Support Officer," ...
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