§ 2.113. Creation.

(1)

Boards shall be created by ordinance. Ordinances creating boards shall establish for each board the following: purpose, duties, powers, responsibilities, jurisdiction, membership requirements and restrictions, terms and conditions of appointment to or removal from the board and the staff support to be provided to the board.

(2)

Prior to passage of an ordinance creating a board, the City Council should consider the following factors:

(a)

Whether the establishment of the board will create sufficient betterment to the community to justify the City Council's delegation of a portion of their authority.

(b)

Whether another board, public or private, already in existence could serve the same purpose.

(c)

The costs, both direct and indirect, of establishing and maintaining the board offset its potential benefit.

(d)

Whether the board is necessary to enable the City to obtain state or federal grants or other financing.

(e)

Whether the board is necessary in order to comply with the state or federal legislation.

(f)

Whether the board should have bonding authority.

(g)

Whether the board should have final authority to enter into contracts and spend City of Orlando funds, or whether its contracts and expenditures must be ratified by City Council.

(h)

Whether the creation of a new board is the best method of achieving the benefit desired.

(Ord. of 2-7-1983, Doc. #17524)