(PUBLISHED IN THE MCALESTER NE...

(Published in the McAlester News-Capital on April 20th, 2016.) ORDINANCE NO. 2564 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF McALESTER, OKLAHOMA; CREATING A STORMWATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM ADVISORY COMMITTEE; PROVIDING FOR THE COMPOSITION, APPOINTMENT, TERMS, AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM ADVISORY COMMITTEE; AND REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF McALESTER, OKLAHOMA, that SECTION 1: That a “Stormwater Drainage System Advisory Committee” is hereby created, subject to the following terms and conditions. SECTION 2: Section 2-166 of the McAlester Code of Ordinances is hereby established to read as follows: Section 2-166. Membership, Terms, Qualifications and Purpose of the Storm Water Drainage System Advisory Committee. The Storm Water Drainage System Advisory Committee shall meet the second Monday in; January, April, July and October each year. The committee shall consist of seven (7) members; Five (5) citizen members, and two (2) city members, consisting of the Mayor of the City of McAlester, Oklahoma, and the City Manager of the City of McAlester. Citizen members must either be residents of the City of McAlester, Oklahoma, or their place of business or employment must be located within the corporate city limits of the City of McAlester, Oklahoma. The Mayor shall appoint and the Council shall approve citizen members. Elected officials and employees of the City of McAlester are ineligible for citizen membership. The chairperson of the Committee shall be determined by a majority vote of the members. To provide for continuity, initial terms shall be staggered as follows: two citizen members appointed to a two-year (2) term, and three citizen members appointed to a full three-year (3) term. All members shall serve without compensation. After the initial term all members shall be appointed for a three-year term, after which they shall be eligible for reappointment for an additional three-year term. Members having served two consecutive full terms are ineligible for reappointment for a period of one year. Vacancies or resignations from the Committee, shall be filled in the same manner as other appointments herein, however, members who are appointed to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term shall serve for the remainder of the said unexpired term. A member filling an unexpired term shall be eligible for re-appointment at the end of said term. The Storm Water Advisory Committee shall function as an autonomous, separate advisory branch of the McAlester Storm Water Utility Program, and shall provide insight, feedback, and recommendations, in the form of non-binding written recommendations, to the Council and City Manager on matters pertaining to the following: • Storm water drainage system maintenance and construction within the City limits of McAlester • Developing ordinances, administrative rules, and supporting documentation related to municipal storm water regulations • Assessing potential impacts of regulations on the community • Providing public education and awareness on storm water effects and management • Coordinating efforts to reduce storm water pollution and provide adequate flood control • Strategies for compliance with state and federal regulatory agencies, and completion of outstanding consent orders • Providing recommendations regarding establishment, exemption, and administration of storm water service fees The Storm Water Advisory Committee shall have access to mapping of the stormwater drainage system, all public records of the City, and may request that the City Council provide such additional records, or engineering reports, of the City that the committee deems necessary and appropriate for making necessary recommendations to the City. Further, the Committee is authorized to conduct reasonable inquiry, research, or investigation deemed necessary by the City, to make necessary recommendations. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF McALESTER, OKLAHOMA ON THIS 12th DAY APRIL, 2016. CITY OF McALESTER, OKLAHOMA, A Municipal Corporation s/John Browne, Mayor ATTEST: s/Cora Middleton, City Clerk Approved as to form and legality this 12th day of April, 2016. s/William J. Ervin, City Attorney