[Ord. No. 29-2000, 9-19-2000]
The City council hereby reestablishes the comprehensive planning committee.
[Ord. No. 29-2000, 9-19-2000]
The comprehensive planning committee shall be composed of seven members, with at least one representative from each of the five wards, nominated by the councilor from that ward. Two members shall be considered at-large members and chosen by the full City council. Initially, representatives from wards 1, 3, and 5 shall serve for a one-year term, subject to reappointment. representatives from wards 2 and 4 and at-large members shall serve for two-year terms, subject to reappointment.
[Ord. No. 29-2000, 9-19-2000]
The comprehensive planning committee shall choose one of its number to be chair, for one-year terms.
[Ord. No. 29-2000, 9-19-2000]
The comprehensive planning committee shall meet with the City council at least two times each year to develop objectives and an ensuing work plan. Measures for the work plan may be initiated by either City councilors and/or comprehensive planning committee members, but they must be approved by the City council before they are part of the work plan.
[Ord. No. 29-2000, 9-19-2000]
The duties of the comprehensive planning committee include:
(1) 
Monitoring the implementation of the policies contained in the comprehensive plan and advising the planning board and City council as to consistency with the comprehensive plan when land use ordinances or amendments are being considered.
(2) 
Following a work plan mutually agreed upon or as directed by the City council, and making recommendations to the City council for changes to the comprehensive plan.
(3) 
Evaluating the merits of citizens' requests for changes to the comprehensive plan.
(4) 
Soliciting public views of preferred future development of the City, as it pertains to the comprehensive plan.
(5) 
Maintaining liaison with planning bodies in neighboring towns and with the state planning office and ensuring that the City's comprehensive plan is consistent with state requirements.
(6) 
Analyzing newly available data (e.g., year 2000 census data) on population and property trends and advising the council as to any changes in the comprehensive plan that the new data warrants.
(7) 
Reviewing the comprehensive plan to prepare recommendations to remove language or sections that are overly specific that should be contained in the implementation ordinances only, recognizing that the comprehensive plan is a policy document and that ordinances are the implementation of those policies. Duplication and redundancy should be eliminated.