How the council reviews board and commission reports

(a) Upon receipt by the council of a report required by § 3-15.4 , the presiding officer of the council shall refer the report to an appropriate standing committee of the council, which shall consider the report, evaluate the board or commission, and make recommendations to the council by committee report. If the committee recommends amendments to or repeal of the charter provisions or ordinances establishing the board or commission, the committee shall submit as part of its recommendations a proposed resolution or bill to implement its recommendations. The committee shall submit its recommendations no later than May 31 of that year. (b) The council shall consider the report and any recommendations of the standing committee and, no later than August 31 of that year, shall determine whether to retain the board or commission in its current form, propose amendments to the charter or ordinance provisions establishing the board or commission, or propose abolition of the board or commission. The council shall make its determination by adoption of the committee report, and shall hold a public hearing on the matter. (c) If the council’s determination pursuant to subsection (b) is to propose amendments to or repeal of the board or commission’s establishing provisions, the presiding officer of the council shall introduce the appropriate resolution or bill for consideration by the council; provided that if the council’s determination requires a charter amendment that would be presented to the electorate at the same general election in which a charter commission will present proposals to the electorate, the resolution shall submit the proposal to the charter commission rather than initiate the amendment or repeal.