[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Lockport 5-16-1962. Section 42-7 amended during codification; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Traffic Violations Bureau — See Ch. 44.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 183.
There is hereby established a Traffic Advisory Committee to serve without compensation.
[Amended 5-18-1994]
Members of this Committee shall be:
A. 
The Chief of Police or his delegate.
B. 
The Fire Chief or his delegate.
C. 
The Commissioner of Public Works and/or City Engineer or their delegate.
D. 
The Superintendent of Schools or his delegate.
E. 
The Corporation Counsel or his delegate.
F. 
Superintendent of Highways, Parks and Sewers.
[Added 4-1-1998[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This resolution also provided for the renumbering of former Subsection F as Subsection H.
G. 
Chairman, Public Health and Safety Committee.
[Added 4-1-1998]
H. 
Four members appointed by the Mayor. These members are to be residents of the City.
[Amended 5-18-1994]
Terms of office of delegates from the City official departments shall be for one year, subject to reappointment by the department head. Terms of office of City-at-large members shall be for five years.
[Amended 4-1-1998]
The Traffic Advisory Committee shall annually elect from its members a Chairman and a Secretary. Regular meetings shall be held at least once a month, and six members shall constitute a quorum.
It shall be the duty of the Traffic Advisory Committee, and to this end it shall have the authority within funds at its disposal, to:
A. 
Coordinate traffic activities.
B. 
Carry on educational activities in traffic matters.
C. 
Supervise the preparation and publication of traffic reports.
D. 
Receive complaints having to do with traffic and safety matters.
E. 
Review or initiate proposals for the installation, changing or removal of traffic control devices and establishment of traffic control measures.
F. 
Recommend to the Common Council of this City and to the Chief of Police and other City officials ways and means of improving traffic and safety conditions and the administration and enforcement of traffic regulations.
G. 
The Traffic Advisory Committee shall have the authority to amend Chapter 183, Vehicles and Traffic, by a vote of a majority of said Committee.
[Added 4-1-1998]
The Traffic Advisory Committee will serve as an advisory and planning committee in matters relating to traffic control and safety. All matters previously handled by the Common Council Traffic Control and Safety Committee must be first referred to the Traffic Advisory Committee for its report and recommendation. No matter relating to traffic control and safety shall be acted upon by the Common Council without first having been considered by the Traffic Advisory Committee, unless emergency conditions should require immediate Council action, at which time the Common Council may by a two-thirds vote agree to act without reference to the Traffic Advisory Committee.
[Amended 11-2-1983]
It is comprehended by this chapter that the Traffic Coordinator within the Police Department will serve as technical advisor to the Traffic Advisory Committee and that the Assistant City Engineer (Traffic) shall perform such traffic engineering functions as may otherwise be directed, under the guidance of such professional consultant as the Common Council shall provide.