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RESOLUTION APPOINTING TRAFFIC ADVISORY COMMISSION
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WHEREAS, the Traffic Study Advisory Commission of the City of Jonesboro, City Panning Division of the University of Arkansas, the Arkansas State Highway Department, the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads and the U.S. Housing and Home Finance Agency have, after complete study of present and future economic, population, land use and transportation problems, recommended many necessary improvements to be accomplished, requiring the close and continuing attention of all citizens and interested organizations with the City government. In order to make full use of the Jonesboro Traffic and Land Use Plan and to achieve the most expeditions implementation thereof, designation of the establishment of a permanent Advisory Commission is greatly in the public interest and beneficial to the Council.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that a Traffic Advisor Commission be appointed as a permanent aid to the joint efforts of the City of Jonesboro and its citizens to accomplish the necessary continuing efforts to achieve the goals set out in the Jonesboro Traffic Plan.
Said Commission shall be composed of:
Chairman of the Street Committee of the City Council
Chairman of the Parking Committee of the City Council
President of the Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce
Manager of the Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce
Chairman of the Street Committee of the Chamber of Commerce
Chairman of the City Planning Commission
Chairman of the Jonesboro Parking Authority
Three persons named by the Mayor, with the consent of the Council
The Mayor, with the consent of the Council, shall designate a Chairman of the Commission, and the Commission shall make such rules for its own organization as it sees fit and report to the City Council concerning matters within its jurisdiction as shall be designated by the Council or that shall come to attention of the Commission.
The Commission shall not supplant any authority or function of the City Council or other public or semi-public agency, and its jurisdiction shall be continuing study and reporting to the Council and to the Agencies represented by members on the Commission.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 1st day of October, 1962.