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council. The members shall include: • (1) Six (6) persons, preferably of low or moderate income, one from each of the six (6) city council designated target neighborhoods. One of the six neighborhood members shall be a representative of the current priority neighborhood, if city council has designated a priority neighborhood; (2) One (1) member of the city planning commission; Two (2) members representing social issues; (4) One (1) member of the city school board; W One (1) additional citizen. (6) Two (2) additional 662!ens. The six persons from the CDBG target neighborhoods shall be appointed for three-year terms. The two social service members and the one additional citizens shall be appointed for two-year terms. The ex officio members shall be appointed for terms concurrent with their terms on the bodies they represent. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired terms. No member may serve more than two (2) complete terms, which may be preceded by completion of another's unexpired term. Section 2-418. Neighborhood `ask forees committees. •itt atty gratit year in whieh When the city council has determined that a portion of available grant funds will be used for concentrating physical development in a particular "target" neighborhood, the council may appoint a neighborhood `-t force committee, consisting of representatives of the CDBG task force, the city planning commission and residents, business people and property owners from the target neighborhood. The term of each neighborhood task ,gree committee shall be Otte (1) three 3 years, unless otherwise specified by the council, and each neighborhood task committee shall operate under such guidelines and perform such advisory functions as the council may direct at the time of appointment. Target neighborhood task committees shall assist in preparing detailed plans and programs for CDBG expenditures within their respective neighborhoods. The city council will designate priority neighborhoods for three years with the authority to postpone funding in the event of a compelling project or need. Section 2-419. Annual process. The following steps shall comprise the annual process for planning and programming the expenditure of community development block grant funds. (1) The city council shall conduct an initial public hearing to solicit the views of citizens, and -a€the CDBG task force, and the planning commission and the soeial development eammiss on city wide community development and housing needs, and on the general goals and policies for the ensuing grant year. The notice of the initial public hearing shall include an estimate of the amount • of funds available for CDBG and HOME activities and the range of activities that may be E