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Consider an ordinance pertaining to Administration, amending Section 2-3-13-382, and creating Section 2-3-13-385, Division 2-3-13, of Article 2-3, Chapter 2, Lawton City Code, 2015, relating to Boards, Commissions, and Committees by adjusting the number of members for the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women and adding language to allow for participating alternate members for the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women; providing for severability; providing for codification; and establishing an effective date.
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INITIATOR: Mayor Stan Booker
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: Donalynn Blazek-Scherler, City Clerk
BACKGROUND: The Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women has recently faced challenges in achieving and maintaining a quorum for their meetings. In February 2024, a similar ordinance was passed for the Youth and Family Affairs Committee, which introduced participating alternate members. This addition has successfully helped YFAC establish a quorum on multiple occasions. The proposed ordinance aims to add Participating Alternate members to the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women to ensure they can conduct business efficiently.
EXHIBIT: Ordinance 24-
KEY ISSUES: N/A
FUNDING SOURCE: N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: Approve Ordinance 24-____, waive the reading of the ordinance and read the title only.