Sec. 96.105. - Purpose and Duties.

The Survivors Council is established to accomplish the general purposes and duties as follows: (a) To study and make recommendations to the City Council, Mayor's Office, City Staff, and community stakeholders with respect to the root causes of sex trafficking in the City; developing effective measures to prevent sex trafficking, enhancing public awareness of the problems associated with sex trafficking and recognizing the characteristics of the sex trafficking trade. (b) To act as a motivating and coordinating body to encourage joint public and private participation in accomplishing the Survivors Council's goals and objectives. (c) To review and make recommendations, if necessary, to the City Council concerning potential policies and programs to further the City's goal of eliminating the sex trafficking trade in the City. (d) To provide the City Council with an annual report, due on September 30 of each year, regarding the state of sex trafficking in the City, including, but not limited to, the status and effectiveness of sex trafficking prevention efforts, public awareness campaigns and any challenges identified to the elimination of sex trafficking in the City. (Ord. 2020-74-E , § 10)