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Ordinance No. 2278 Page 4 of 7 newspapers of general circulation, and anyone filing written request for notice with the city clerk. Notice of meetings shall comply in all respects with section 54950 et seq., of the government code, known commonly as the Ralph M. Brown act. C. All meetings shall be open to the public and shall follow a prepared agenda. Minutes of all meetings shall be kept and filed with the city clerk. D. Four commissioners allowed to vote need to be present to constitute a quorum and a vote to approve or deny shall only occur upon a majority vote of the commissioners present who are allowed to vote. Note: All other sections of Chapter 2.39 remain unchanged. HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION For the Human Services Commission, amend §2.28.020 Duties as follows. § 2.28.020 Duties The duties of the Human Services Commission shall include the following: 1. Develop a commission workplan to be provided to the City Council for consideration during the budget process. The workplan should be based on the goals and strategies outlined in the ONE Pleasanton Strategic Plan as well as the role of the commission. 2. Review and recommend policies to the City Council related to the human service needs of the community. Emphasis will be given to the human services needs of the socially and economically disadvantaged, the elderly, and youth. 3. Seasonally, review and advise city staff on programs and service plans related to human service needs of the community and provide feedback on the evaluation metrics at workplan's completion. 4. Advise the City Council on services and capital projects related to the Eastern Alameda County Human Services Needs Assessment. 5. As community leaders, be aware of and identify human service needs and related feedback from the community and advocate for those community needs. 6. Review and evaluate requests from human service providers for financial assistance, endorsements, grants, and other types of assistance; make recommendations to the City Council regarding such requests. 7. Serve as liaison between the city and other regional human service providers, including, but not limited to: local municipalities, local nonprofits, Alameda County, state, and national agencies. § 2.28.030 Membership—Appointments—Voting B. The commission shall have seven commissioners, including one youth member (collectively the "commissioners"), all of whom shall be residents of the city. C. The commissioners shall be selected from the community at large. The youth member shall be the minimum age of a high school freshman. The commissioners, shall be appointed by the mayor, subject to ratification by the city council as provided in the adopted city council resolution establishing procedures for appointments to boards and commissions. D. Commissioners are eligible to participate in all discussions of the commission E. Commissioners shall be compensated as established by city council resolution