Report to Mayor and City Council
Thursday, February 07, 2019
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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SELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE CARSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The Carson Community Foundation is a non-profit public benefit corporation, established by the City and now operating as an independent organization. The Foundation receives donations and makes grants to support programs and events that benefit the residents of Carson. The Foundation has a nine-member board, with six private-sector board members, and three board members from the City. Mayor Albert Robles is the chair of the board. The other two board members are Councilwoman Lula Davis-Holmes, and Jovito Morales, who is a commissioner on the City’s Parks and Recreation Commission. The terms for which Councilwoman Davis-Holmes and Mr. Morales were appointed to the board expired on December 31, 2018, and the Foundation now requests that the Mayor and City Council take action to select board members for the new term, as required by the Foundation’s bylaws.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Appoint, by minute order, board members for the Carson Community Foundation to fill the seats currently held by Councilwoman Davis-Holmes and Commissioner Morales.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
Do not select new board members, in which case Councilwoman Davis-Holmes and Mr. Morales will be removed from the board of the Foundation, effective March 1, 2019.
IV. BACKGROUND
Councilwoman Davis-Holmes and Mr. Morales are founding members of the Foundation’s board and have served on the board since its inception. Board members have staggered four-year terms, and Councilwoman Davis-Holmes and Mr. Morales each had terms ending on December 31, 2018. Although their terms have ended, the Foundation’s bylaws allow them to retain their board positions until the end of February 2019.
Councilwoman Davis-Holmes’ seat may be filled by any member of the City Council, other than the Mayor, who already sits on the board. To make a selection, the Mayor must nominate a councilmember and his nomination must be ratified by a majority vote the City Council. Councilwoman Davis-Holmes may be selected for another four-year term.
Mr. Morales’ seat may be filled by any commissioner of either the Parks and Recreation Commission or the Economic Development Commission. The board member may be appointed by the Mayor in his sole discretion - council ratification is not required. Mr. Morales may be selected for another four-year term.
V. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
VI. EXHIBITS
None.
Prepared by: City Attorney's Office