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RULE NO. 5 <br />COMMITTEES <br />1. Type. There shall be three (3) types of committees: <br />(a) Standing Committees <br />(b) Ad Hoc Committees <br />(c) Committee of the Whole <br />2. Establishment. The members of the Council shall establish all standing <br />committees and designate the Committee Chairperson and Vice Chairperson or Co -Chairpersons <br />of each standing committee by resolution at the initial convening of the Council. The other <br />committees shall be established in accordance with these rules. <br />3. Purpose and Duty. The purpose of the Committees is to expedite the business of <br />the Council by permitting Committees to go into details on specific matters. It shall be the duty <br />of the standing committees to consider and make recommendations on matters referred to such <br />Committees. <br />4. Members. The Chairperson and all members of the Council shall be members of <br />each standing committee with voting privileges. Membership in the other committees shall be <br />in accordance with these rules. <br />5. Procedures. <br />(a) All referrals forwarded to the standing committees shall, upon compliance <br />with the mandated six -calendar day posting notice, be placed on the <br />agenda of the respective standing committees upon the direction of the <br />Committee Chairperson. <br />(b) Any recommendation or determination by a Committee shall be dispensed <br />with by a formal motion and vote. <br />(c) A standing committee may expedite its business by means of referring <br />matters to an ad hoc committee. <br />(d) A public hearing may be required by an affirmative vote of three standing <br />committee members. The time and place of a public hearing shall be set <br />by the Committee Chairperson or by a majority vote of the Committee <br />and may be held in the area or district affected. <br />7 <br />