AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 163, ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE, OF THE OAKWOOD ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO REFLECT THAT THE NAME OF SAID COMMITTEE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO “BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE” AND TO UPDATE THE DESCRIPTION OF ITS ACTIVITIES.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OAKWOOD, STATE OF OHIO, THAT:
SECTION I.
Chapter 163, Environmental Committee, of the Oakwood Administrative Code, is hereby amended to read as follows, with new text in bold font and deleted text in strikethrough font.
CHAPTER 163 ENVIRONMENTAL BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE
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163.01 ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE
An Environmental A Beautification Committee is hereby established to preserve the sylvan setting of the City, to encourage all Oakwood residents and property owners in the landscaping of their properties, to emphasize the desirability of maintaining and improving the planted and landscaped areas of the City, to promote and encourage the care and maintenance of the entire area of Oakwood so as to preserve and to continue this suburban community as a particularly desirable place to live, to emphasize the value to all Oakwood residents and property owners of a continuing campaign to maintain all property in this City in excellent condition and state of repair, and to promote the general beautification of this City.
163.02 MEMBERSHIP; POWERS; COMPENSATION.
The Environmental Beautification Committee shall consist of not less than five members who shall serve for a term of three years or until their successors are appointed, whichever first occurs. All members of the committee shall be appointed by Council through a motion passed by a majority of a quorum of Council. The committee shall have the power to appoint a technical advisory staff consisting of persons who, although not members of the committee, have special knowledge and information which may be of assistance to the committee in accomplishing its goals. All members of the committee and of such technical advisory staff shall serve without compensation and shall be selected on the basis of special skills, talents, energy and knowledge which they have to contribute toward the goals and purposes of the committee.
The committee shall study, investigate, counsel, develop and annually periodically update a written plan of recommendation for the planning, care, preservation, pruning, replanting, removal or disposition of trees and shrubs in the parks and along the street and other public areas of the City. Such recommendations shall be made to the Council at least once each calendar year or more frequently as either the committee or the Council may deem advisable. Upon acceptance of such recommendations they shall be considered to be the operating rules for this community as to street and park trees. The committee may also engage in such other activities, as requested by and in collaboration with the Department of Leisure Services, as are reasonably related to the committee’s purpose as set forth in Section 163.01.
Council shall have the right to review the conduct, acts and decisions of the committee in relationship to those rules relating to trees.
SECTION II.
This ordinance shall be and remain in force from and after the earliest date permitted by law.