O-2015-3615 establish membership structure/Fiscal Affairs Committee

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2013-3615 ORDINANCE NO. 2015 A( AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE FISCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, AND APPOINTNG MEMBERS TO SUCH COMMITTEE; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, the La Porte City Council previously created the Audit Committee, which has since been renamed the City of La Porte Fiscal Affairs Committee ("Fiscal Affairs Committee" herein); and WHEREAS, the La Porte City Council desires to restructure the composition of the Fiscal Affairs Committee, which currently consists of three (3) regular members, being Chuck Engelken, Daryl Leonard and one e vacanc ; and, two 2 alternate members being Jay Martin Alt. #1 and Y O 9 Y ( ) Dottie Kaminski (Alt. #2), in as much as the presence of all three regular members and the two alternates at a meeting of the Fiscal Affairs Committee constitutes a quorum of councilmembers gathered to discuss City business; and WHEREAS, the City Council determines that it would be desirable for the total number of regular members plus the alternate members of the Fiscal Affairs Committee to equal less than a quorum of councilmembers. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. The City Council hereby establishes that the Fiscal Affairs Committee shall be comprised of three (3) regular members, and one (1) alternative member. Such alternate may attend all meetings and will serve as a voting member in the event a regular member of the Fiscal Affairs Committee is unable to attend a meeting. Section 2. To be eligible for appointment to the Fiscal Affairs Committee as a regular or alternate member, a person must also be a member of the La Porte City Council.