(1) Purpose--Duties. It shall be the duty of the commission, and to this end it shall have the authority within the limits of the funds at its disposal, to coordinate traffic activities, to carry on educational activities in traffic matters, to supervise the preparation and publication of traffic reports, to receive complaints having to do with traffic matters, and to recommend to the common council and to appropriate city officials ways and means for improving traffic conditions and the administration and enforcement of traffic regulations.
(2) Appointments. The commission shall consist of the following nine members: a designee of the traffic engineer, a designee of the director of transportation, a designee of the chief of police and six additional members who shall be appointed by the common council. All terms shall be for two years.
(3) Qualifications. Each council appointee shall be a resident of the city with preference being given so that each councilmanic district is represented.
(4) Meetings. Meetings will be held monthly.
(5) Procedure. The commission shall establish its own rules of operating procedure which may be amended from time to time by a majority vote. (Ord. 97-03 § 7, 1997; Ord. 89-14 § 2, 1989; Ord. 87-20 § 3, 1987; Ord. 83-6 § 2 (part), 1983).