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1*:1:11.7Yd1c1 <br />LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, ETHICS, TRANSPARENCY, AND COMMUNICATION <br />COUNCIL COMMITTEE <br />BY—LAWS <br />ARTICLE I — NAME <br />The Committee shall be known as the Legislative Affairs, Ethics, Transparency, and <br />Communication Council Committee. <br />ARTICLE II - PURPOSE <br />The Connnittee shall consider legislative policy matters related to all City business, <br />brought or referred by a Committee member, the City Manager, a City Agency or the <br />City's legislative representatives or advocates, as well as receive and review complaints <br />on Code of Conduct and Ethics and how the City communicates with the public. <br />ARTICLE III —POWERS AND DUTIES <br />The Committee shall receive input from staff, citizens, business people, legislative <br />representatives and advocates in regard to legislative matters before the State or Federal <br />government. The Committee shall make recommendations to the Council on legislative <br />priorities. <br />The Committee is tasked with periodic review of the 2008 voter approved Code of <br />Conduct and Ethics to ensure that the code is an effective and vital document. <br />Also, the Committee may recommend policies, protocols, and strategies to effectively <br />communicate with residents, businesses, media, and interested parties. <br />The Committee will not provide direction in matters requiring discretionary approval of <br />City staff. Items requiring City Council direction shall be referred to the full City <br />Council. <br />ARTICLE IV — COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE <br />SECTION A — Members <br />The Committee shall be composed of three sitting members of the Santa Ana <br />City Council. <br />SECTION B - Officers <br />There shall be a Chair and a Vice -Chair. <br />The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Committee. The Chair shall report, <br />at the next regular City Council meeting regarding items reviewed by the Committee. <br />SECTION C — Term <br />LI i <br />