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ORDINanCE NO. ~700 BT Mr. Vickery AN ORDINA~CE creating aud providing for the Lakewood Traffic and Safety Commis- sion; designating certain, and providing for the apPointment of other, members thereof; and prescribing the authority and duties of the Commission. ¥~E~, traffic conditions in the City of Lakewood have so developed as to re- quire continuous study, survey and action so as to eliminate congestion and hazard to the citizens arising therefrom, now, therefore, BE IT_ ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAE~OOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1, The Lakewood Traffic and Safety Commission, hereinafter in this ordinance referred to as "Commission',, is hereby created. The membership of said Commission shall Consist of (1) those individuals holding office or employment as (a) Mayor - Director of Public Safety; (b) Chief of Police; (c) Chairman of the Council Committee on Traffic and Safety; (d) Supervisor of Safety Education of the Division of Police; (e) Judge of the Lakewood Municipal Court; (f) the regular assist- rant Prosecutor of the Lakewood Municipal Court; (g) the P. lanning Commissioner; and (h) the City Engineer; (2) one member of the Board of Education as appointed or elected and certified by the Board of Education; (3) one member as appointed or elected and certified from each (a) the Parent Teachers Association of the public schools; (b) the Parent Teachers Association of the parochial schools; (~) the League of %~omen Voters: and (d) the Lak~ewood Womens Club; and (4) one citizen appointed by the Mayor, ~rlth the approval of Council, for a term of one year, from each of the four wards in the City of Lakewood. Section 2. The Chairman of the Commission shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of Council, for the term of one year, from among the citizen members representative of the four wards. In the event the Chairman or any mamber represent- ative of the four wards fails to function as a member of the Commission, the chairman or member may be removed by the Mayor. All members of the Commission shall serve in such capacity without compensation. Section 3. The Commission shall hold regular meetings quarterly in each calendar year on such date and at such place as it shall determine. Special meetings may be called by the Chairman or by any two members of the Commission. Subject to and within the limitations of any appropriation made by Council therefor, the Commission may in- cur such reasonable and necessary expenses as may be approved by the Mayor° Section ~, The functions, authority and duties of the Commission shall be (1) to conduct a continuing study and survey of traffic, safety and parking conditions, the adequacy of present traffic ordinances, school traffic and safety education and pedestrian safety; (2) to correlate and extend public informational activities with regard to traffic, safety, enforcement of traffic regulations parking problems and regulation~ and adaptation of modern engineering practices to the problems of con- gestion, accidents and traffic control; (3) initiating a permanent educational safety program; and (4) recommendation of appropriate remedial action to the and Council. ~,~ayor Section 5. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor at the earliest period allowed by law. Adopted:. September 18, 19~0 ~.t~m. R. Fairgrieve President Approved:.~eptember 21, 1950 H. A. Rees clerk A. I. Ka~ffman Mayor