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16.40.960 PFHT Advisory Committee.

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  1. A.  The PFHT Board of Review is dissolved, and any Board Order, Board Rule, or Board Regulation in effect prior to the passage of this ordinance has no legal effect and is repealed.
  2. B.  There is created a PFHT Advisory Committee, hereinafter referred to as “the Committee.”
  3. C.  Purpose. The PFHT Advisory Committee is a citizen advisory body, representing those with interests in PFHT in Portland by:
    1. 1.  Providing expertise and feedback to the public, City Administrator, and City Council on Portland’s PFHT market, PFHT regulations, and policies, taking into consideration the full range of City goals and objectives.
    2. 2.  Providing recommendations for regulatory, code, and administrative rule changes affecting the PFHT operators and PFHT services, including service to people with disabilities.
    3. 3.  Monitoring the application and enforcement of regulations for their effectiveness in achieving the City’s goals.
    4. 4.  Recommending customer service, permitting, process, and compliance improvements to the City Administrator and/or City Council.
    5. 5.  Providing input to ensure the budget of the City’s PFHT program is adequate to meet service goals and compliance with all requirements pursuant to Chapter 16.40.
  4. D.  Membership. The PFHT Advisory Committee consists of 19 diverse members with expertise, knowledge, and interest of PFHT in Portland. Prospective members may apply to the City Administrator on a form approved by the City Administrator, and members will be nominated by the City Administrator and approved by the Council. The members will be selected to provide representation of those persons concerned about PFHT service, PFHT operators, and PFHT drivers in Portland. Members will be appointed so that the Committee consists of one representative from each the following:
    1. 1.  PBOT (nonvoting member);
    2. 2.  The tourism industry;
    3. 3.  The Portland Commission of Disabilities;
    4. 4.  An at-large community member with a disability;
    5. 5.  The riding public;
    6. 6.  The Port of Portland;
    7. 7.  TriMet;
    8. 8.  A taxi company;
    9. 9.  A taxi driver;
    10. 10.  A TNC;
    11. 11.  A TNC driver;
    12. 12.  An LPT company;
    13. 13.  An LPT driver;
    14. 14.  A shuttle company;
    15. 15.  A shuttle driver;
    16. 16.  A limousine or party bus company;
    17. 17.  A tour bus company;
    18. 18.  A pedicab company; and
    19. 19.  An NEMT company.
  5. E.  Appointments and terms. Appointment to the PFHT Advisory Committee will be for a three-year term. If a position is vacated during a term, it will be filled for the unexpired term by an appointee selected by the City Administrator. Members of the PFHT Advisory Committee may serve no more than two complete three-year terms.
  6. F.  Meetings, officers, and subcommittees.
    1. 1.  The PFHT Advisory Committee must meet at least five times each calendar year and otherwise as necessary to conduct its business. Meetings must be conducted in accordance with adopted rules of procedure. A quorum of voting members is required to make decisions that represent the position of the PFHT Advisory Committee and to conduct any other Committee responsibilities.
    2. 2.  The officers of the Committee consist of a chairperson and a vice- chairperson. The chairperson is responsible for conducting the meetings of the committee. The vice-chairperson must act as chair when the chairperson is not available.
    3. 3.  The PFHT Advisory Committee may divide its members into subcommittees that are authorized to act on behalf of the committee for an assigned purpose. Subcommittee actions require the affirmative vote of at least three members.
  7. G.  Attendance. Members of the PFHT Advisory Committee are expected to attend each meeting of the committee. The City Administrator may replace any member who accrues unexcused absences from three or more consecutive meetings or more than 50 percent of the meetings in any year.
  8. H.  PBOT will provide staff and appropriate assistance for the Board.
  9. I.  All members of the Committee must serve without pay, except that they may receive their regular salary during the time spent on matters of the Committee.

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