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§1-3.32.55 Bylaws. The Commission may adopt bylaws subject to approval by a majority of the City Council. §1-3.32.60 Duties. The Human Services Commission shall be responsible to advise the City Council as regards both the human service needs of the community and the methods whereby said needs can be fulfilled. Particular emphasis shall be given to the human service needs of the socially and economically disadvantaged, the elderly and the youth of the community. In fulfilling their above responsibilities, the duties of the Commission shall include the following: (a) Identify the human service needs of the community; determine the human service priorities within the community. (b) Develop and recommend to the City Council specific programs and/or actions designed to meet the identified human service needs of the community; evaluate the success of the programs and/or the actions undertaken. (c) Identify and be informed of programs providing human services to the community - their purpose, the type and nature of services they provide, and the effectiveness of their services. (d) Review and evaluate requests received by the City from human service programs as regards financial assistance, endorsements, and other types of assistance; make recommendations to the City Council regarding such requests. (e) Develop and recommend actions designed to coordinate the delivery of human services within and to the community. (f) Represent the City on and/or maintain liaison with governing boards of public and private human service agencies/programs of interest to the community. (g) Inform and advise the City Council concerning actions by Federal, State, and other public or private human service agencies of interest to the City." Section 6: Chapter 2 of Title I is amended by adding Article 6B to read as follows: -5-