Sec. 22.810.1. Regulations Implementing the Plan for a Citywide System of Neighborhood Councils (Plan).

board seats vacant, the Neighborhood Council or an individual whose seat was declared vacant may file an appeal pursuant to the provisions of Article VI, Section 5(f) of the Plan. The City Council may by ten votes, sustain, reverse or modify the Commission’s decision. (4) Voluntary De-Certification. (A) A Neighborhood Council may file a petition with the Commission for de-certification. A de-certification application must be signed by at least 3/4 of the governing body of the Neighborhood Council seeking de-certification and must also include the following: (i) Evidence of the processes used for outreach to stakeholders and the involvement of stakeholders in the decision to de-certify; (ii) Evidence that stakeholders in the Neighborhood Council area have been surveyed on the de-certification application; (iii) Evidence that the Neighborhood Council’s governing body has widely publicized within the Neighborhood Council area the fact that there is an application for de-certification pending before the Commission in its Neighborhood Council area; and (iv) Evidence that the Neighborhood Council took its formal action on the de-certification after giving a 15-day public notice. (B) Department Responsibilities. Fifteen days prior to the hearing, the Department shall post public notices within the boundaries of the proposed Neighborhood Council, stating the time, place and purpose of the hearing, as set forth in Article VI, Section 6(b) of the Plan. The notices shall be translated in accordance with the provisions set forth in Article VI, Section 6(b)(iii) of the Plan. At the same time that notices are posted pursuant to Article VI, Section 6(b) of the Plan, notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing shall also be mailed to the Neighborhood Council. (C) Commission Action. The Commission meeting should be conducted within the boundaries of the Neighborhood Council, if feasible. The Commission shall act on the de-certification within ten days after the expiration of the 15-day notice period, unless the Commission’s next regularly scheduled meeting does not fall within this ten day period or unless the Commission and the Neighborhood Council agree to an extension of time.