[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of Beacon 1-17-1972
as § 25-4 of Art. I of Ch. 25 of the 1972 Code of Ordinances. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 211.
There is created a Traffic and Safety Planning Committee for the City
of Beacon.
[Amended 2-3-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
The Traffic and Safety Planning Committee shall consist of five members,
as follows: two members to be appointed by the Mayor subject to City Council
approval, one ex officio member to be the Chief of Police; one ex officio
member to be the Superintendent of Streets; and one member to be a representative
of the Planning Board of the City, such member to be designated by the Planning
Board, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Planning Board.
The Committee is authorized to:
A.
Promote and encourage street and highway traffic safety.
B.
Formulate City-wide highway safety programs and coordinate
efforts of interested parties and agencies engaged in traffic safety education.
C.
Cooperate with local officials within the City in the
formulation and execution of traffic safety programs and activities.
D.
Study traffic conditions on streets and highways within
the City, study and analyze reports of accidents and causes thereof and recommend
to the appropriate legislative bodies, departments or commissions such changes
in rules, orders, regulations and existing law as the Committee may deem advisable.
E.
Conduct meetings within the City whenever and wherever
the Committee shall deem it advisable and to invite to such meetings parties
and agencies, public and private, interested in traffic regulation, control
and safety education.
F.
Promote safety education for drivers and pedestrians.
G.
Obtain and assemble motor vehicle accident data and to
analyze, study and consolidate such data for educational and informational
purposes.
H.
Coordinate and direct all local activities related to
the implementation of the state highway safety program, as approved by the
Mayor or his designee.
