Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 2-741 Established.
§ 2-741. - Established.
There is hereby established the Traffic and Transportation Commission.
(Code 1970, § 2-238(a); Code 1980, § 2-466)
TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 2, art. VII, div. 4
in effectOklahoma City Municipal Code § 2-742 Status.
§ 2-742. - Status.
The Traffic and Transportation Commission shall be in the Department of Public Affairs.
(Code 1970, § 2-6; Code 1980, § 2-467)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 2-743 Composition.
§ 2-743. - Composition.
The Traffic and Transportation Commission shall consist of nine residents of the City appointed by the Mayor, with the consent and approval of the Council. At least one member shall be appointed from each ward. The term of each member shall be four years or until his successor takes office. Except as otherwise provided, terms of office shall expire on October 31 and commence on November 1. All members of the Commission shall serve without compensation, and the members shall hold no other public office or be engaged in public employment.
(Code 1970, § 2-238(a), (c), (d); Code 1980, § 2-468)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 2-744 Meetings.
§ 2-744. - Meetings.
The Traffic and Transportation Commission shall meet monthly on the third Monday of each month. The Commission shall also meet upon special call by the Mayor, City Manager, Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Commission, or at the request of the City Council.
(Code 1970, § 2-240; Code 1980, § 2-469)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 2-745 Officers.
§ 2-745. - Officers.
The Traffic and Transportation Commission shall elect a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman. Such officers shall serve for a period of one year and until their successors are elected.
(Code 1970, § 2-240; Code 1980, § 2-470)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 2-746 Secretary.
§ 2-746. - Secretary.
In addition to the appointed members of the Traffic and Transportation Commission, the Public Works Director, or his designee, shall serve as an ex officio member and shall act as secretary to the Commission, but shall have no vote in the matters coming before the Commission.
(Code 1970, § 2-238(b); Code 1980, § 2-471)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 2-747 Functions generally.
§ 2-747. - Functions generally.
The Traffic and Transportation Commission:
(1) shall coordinate traffic transportation activities, receive complaints and conduct hearings having to do with traffic and transportation matters;
(2) within the limitations of ordinances and State laws applicable to traffic control shall exercise general supervisory direction over the planning of facilities for improvement of traffic conditions and for the safe and efficient operation of traffic movement over, across and along the streets and highways, and the marking and signalizing thereof;
(3) shall make or cause to be made by or under supervision of the Public Works Director, surveys and engineering studies relating to traffic movement and the safe and efficient control thereof. The Director shall analyze these surveys and studies and make findings of fact based thereon. The Director shall relate such findings to the designed capacity of any trafficway so surveyed or studied or to special conditions set forth in the surveys and studies as being hazardous to traffic movement and shall reach conclusions based thereon as to the kinds of regulation, and kinds of markers, signs, or signals and the locations thereof, shown by the analysis and findings to be necessary for the adequate, efficient and safe control of traffic;
(4) shall recommend to the City Council and to the City Traffic Engineer, the Police Department, and other City officials, ways and means toward improving traffic, transportation and parking conditions, and the administration and enforcement of traffic regulations;
(5) shall carry out any and all further duties which may be imposed upon it by ordinance.
(Code 1970, §§ 2-239(a)—(c), 2-244(a), (b); Code 1980, § 2-472)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 2-748 Hearings.
§ 2-748. - Hearings.
For purposes of analyzing and reevaluating the data contained in any traffic engineering survey or study properly before it, the Traffic and Transportation Commission is authorized to conduct hearings and make such investigation as it deems advisable and necessary, but no expense for the hearing or investigation shall be a charge against any funds of the City unless incurred under specific authority of the Council.
(Code 1970, § 2-245; Code 1980, § 2-473)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 2-749 Recommendations on certain ordinances.
§ 2-749. - Recommendations on certain ordinances.
All ordinances affecting the movement of traffic, transportation or parking, and all measures for the facilitation of traffic movement, shall first be referred to the Traffic and Transportation Commission for recommendations. Any recommendations shall be made to the Council in writing and shall be signed by the Chairman of the Commission.
(Code 1970, § 2-239; Code 1980, § 2-474)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 2-750 Records.
§ 2-750. - Records.
All surveys and studies, analyses, findings and conclusions made by the Traffic and Transportation Commission shall be reduced to writing by the Commission and a copy shall be maintained as a record in the office of the Public Works Director.
(Code 1970, § 2-244(c); Code 1980, § 2-475)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 2-751 Appeal to the City Council.
§ 2-751. - Appeal to the City Council.
(1) Right of appeal. Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Traffic and Transportation Commission may appeal said decision to the Council as provided for herein, unless specifically provided for elsewhere in this Code.
(2) Method of appeal. The person wishing to appeal a Commission decision shall file written notice of appeal with the City Clerk and the secretary of the Commission within ten days from the date on which the Commission made the decision. The written notice shall set forth all grounds for the appeal. Upon receipt of notice of appeal, the secretary of the Commission shall transmit to the City Clerk all papers constituting the record in the case, together with the written decision, ruling or order of the Commission. The appeal shall be heard by the Council as soon as said matter can be placed upon the Council agenda by the City Clerk in the regular course of Council business.
(3) Review by Council. Upon review, the Council may affirm, reverse or modify the decision of the Commission. Any person aggrieved by the ruling of the Council on said appeal shall have such further rights of appeal as provided by law.
(4) Appeals of decisions related to the regulation of vehicles for hire contained in Chapter 56 herein shall be done in conformance with Section 26-17 through Section 26-24.
(Ord. No. 21513, § 1, 6-27-00; Ord. No. 24120, § 1, 8-17-10)
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