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2.28.010 Chapter 2.28 HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSIONt Sections: 2.28.010 Commission Created 2.28.020 Duties 2.28.030 Membership; Appointments 2.28.040 Term Of Membership 2.28.050 Maintenance Of Membership 2.28.060 Commissioner Vacancies 2.28.070 Organization 2.28.080 Meetings 2.28.010 Commission Created: There is created a human services commission ("commission") originally established by resolution 76-21. (Ord. 1819 § 1, 2001) 2.28.020 Duties: A. The commission shall be respon- sible for advising the city council on both the human service needs of the community and the methods for meet- ing these needs. Particular emphasis shall be given to the human services needs of the socially and economically disadvantaged, the elderly and the youth of the community. B. The duties of the commission shall include the following: 1. Identify and prioritize the human service needs of the community; 2. Develop and recommend to the city council specific programs and/or actions designed to meet the identified human service needs of the community and evaluate the success of the pro- grams and/or the actions undertaken; 3. Identify and be informed of pro- grams providing human services to the community, their purpose, the type and nature of services they provide, and the effectiveness of their services; 4. Review and evaluate requests from human service providers for financial assistance, endorsements, and other types of assistance; make recommenda- tions to the city council regarding such requests; 5. Develop and recommend actions designed to coordinate the delivery of human services within and to the com- munity; 6. Represent the city and/or serve as liaisons with governing boards of pub- lic and private human service agen- cies/programs of interest to the commu- nity; 7. Inform and advise the city council concerning actions by federal, state and other public or private human service agencies of interest to the city. (Ord. 1819 § 1, 2001) 2.28.030 Membership; Appointments: A. The commission shall have seven (7) regular commissioners, one alternate commissioner and two (2) liaison com- missioners, all of whom shall be resi- dents of the city. B. The seven (7) regular commis- 1. Prior ordinance history: Prior Code §§ 1-3.32.05, 1-3.32.10, 1-3.32.15, 1-3.32.20, 1-3.32.25, 1-3.3230, 1-3.32.35, 1-3.32.40, 1-3.32.45, 1-3.32.50, 1-3.32.55, 1-3.32.60; Ord. 1418, 1989; Ord. 1507, 1991; Ord. 1674, 1996; Ord. 1768, 1999; Ord. 1785, 1999. 27 (Pleasanton April 2003)