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• • <br /> Mayor shall arrange an orientation meeting for Standing Committee members for purposes <br /> of familiarizing Committee members with the Town government and Committee <br /> procedures. The City Clerk shall be notified of the time and place of all such meetings. <br /> (d) Each Standing Committee shall adopt any rules which it determines to be <br /> necessary for the election of its officers and order of business transacted. <br /> (e) Each Standing Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings, which shall <br /> include its determinations, recommendations, the attendance of members and an <br /> indication of who prepared the minutes. The minutes shall be reviewed by the City <br /> Manager who, in consultation with the City Council liaison to the particular committee, shall <br /> determine which items need to be agendized for a City Council meeting. The minutes shall <br /> also be public records. <br /> Section 5. Special Powers and Duties. Each Standing Committee shall be <br /> empowered and obligated as follows: <br /> (a) Community Relations Committee. <br /> (i) The membership of this Committee shall consist of eight(8) members <br /> appointed whenever feasible from different geographical areas of the <br /> Town. <br /> (ii) The charges to and duties of this Committee shall be: <br /> a. to encourage communication and participation between <br /> residents and Town government, and study and identify means of assuring continued <br /> cooperation among different groups; <br /> b. to coordinate and sponsor regular Town events; <br /> c. to prepare and cause to be distributed, in conjunction with <br /> Council and staff, a semiannual, or more frequent, Town newsletter to inform residents <br /> about community service activities, and to develop community awareness and <br /> involvements; <br /> d. to make every effort to welcome new residents to the Town,and <br /> inform all residents of actions and approaches of government, by written communication, <br /> telephone committees, parties or other appropriate methods; <br /> e. to seek input from citizens in order to report to City Council the <br /> tenor of Town feeling and reactions to long-range plans and projects; <br /> f. to initiate programs to improve both governmental and non- <br /> governmental relationships within the Town; <br /> 4 N:\DATA\Clients\L\LAH\Res\committees2.RUT <br />