§ 2-110. Duties.

The citizens retirement advisory council shall meet as often as required, in the chairperson's discretion, to perform the following duties:

(1)

Serve as liaison between the retired and senior citizens of the city and the board of city commissioners;

(2)

Act as an agency with the responsibility of analyzing the nature and scope of community problems in the general area of economic, recreational, educational, nutritional, transportation, and housing needs of the retired and senior citizens of the community;

(3)

Present the needs of the retired and senior citizens to the appropriate elected or appointed officials, or to the appropriate civic or business groups and to ask that these needs be examined and corrective action taken;

(4)

Enlist and encourage the resources of government, individuals and groups toward the improvement of the living standards of the retired and senior citizens; and

(5)

Encourage community support and understanding by the general public of the council's concerns for the community's retired and senior citizens, and, where appropriate, encourage local, state or federal legislation to improve the general welfare of the retired and senior citizens.

(Prior Code(2), § 2.48.070; Ord. No. 1801, § 7, 1973)