(1) The City Manager of the City of Medford is authorized to promulgate regulations for the safe and proper public use and protection of public parking facilities in the central business district. Parking facilities under the Manager’s jurisdiction shall include property leased, rented or otherwise held by the city and made available for parking by the public on a free or rental basis and spaces on the public streets designated for parking by the Traffic Engineer. The regulations shall not be inconsistent with any ordinance or resolution of the Council or any regulation of the traffic engineer or State of Oregon motor vehicle code and shall relate to opening and closing hours; parking time limits; charges and fees, if any; monthly rental parking, including monthly rentals in hardship cases; requirements for the display of parking permits; fines for violations of regulations; classes of vehicles and other objects to be excluded in the public interest; requirements that vehicles in parking lots be operated within the traffic pattern and parked in accordance with the markings established and placed by the traffic engineer; and other similar matters. The regulations shall be effective after they are adopted at a public meeting of the City Council and filed with the recorder, but a regulation may be originated, amended or repealed by the Council. Unless amended or repealed, the regulations shall have the effect of an ordinance and a violation of the regulations shall be punishable by the same penalties provided in Section 6.940 for overtime parking.

(2) There shall be a nine-member committee to advise the Transportation Commission on downtown parking matters. Seven members shall be appointed by the Mayor and City Council chosen from persons who are owners or employees of businesses in the central business district or are members-at-large. No more than one member of the committee shall be a member resident-at-large. One member shall be appointed by Rogue Community College as their representative; and one member shall be appointed by Southern Oregon University as their representative.