Columbia Duties ordinance (§ 2-337)

The commission shall have the following duties:

(1) Advise city staff with regard to transit policy and safety matters concerning transit issues affecting the city, for example, alternative modes, accessibility, and customer amenities.

(2) Serve as a sounding board for citizen transit, pedestrian and safety and access issues and make recommendations to the city council and city staff for appropriate action.

(3) Recommend rules and procedures governing public transit service programs, equipment and facilities considering regulatory guidelines, service improvements, and activities of persons utilizing transit services and facilities.

(4) Aid in the development of a city transportation improvement program by providing citizen input on needed projects for submission to the metropolitan planning organization.

(5) Create and review surveys and facilitate public input on public transit programming and facility usage.

(6) Recommend and promote marketing strategies for community outreach programs in order to strengthen the transit image, increase usage, and integrate its role within the community.

(7) Study issues arising under the Columbia Transit Master Plan as they relate to transportation, make recommendations to the city council and metropolitan planning organization, and prepare reports to aid in the development, implementation and general improvement of the master plan relating to the public transit in the city.

(8) Send an annual report to the city council within the first quarter of the calendar year that includes commission activities, commission plans for the next year, transit system updates, and any recommendations the commission may have for council.

(9) Other duties assigned by the city council.