Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, May 03, 2022
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER ADOPTION OF POLICY CLARIFYING RULES FOR UNCONTESTED APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF MEMBERS OF COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND BOARDS (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The proposed policy would establish the following rules to clarify the City Charter provisions for greater consistency pertaining to authority of City Councilmembers to make uncontested appointments and removals of members of City boards, committees and commissions:
Clarifying Rule A. Where a City Councilmember, including the Mayor ("Councilmember"), uses an Uncontested Appointment (as defined below) to appoint a member to a City board, committee or commission ("City Board"), the Councilmember may thereafter, at any time prior to expiration of the term to which said Board member was appointed by said Councilmember, remove said Board member from the City Board in an uncontested manner (i.e., without a majority or other vote of the Council required), with or without cause (an "Uncontested Removal").
Clarifying Rule B. When a Councilmember ceases serving on the Council and is replaced prior to the expiration of his or her term, the City Board members that the replaced Councilmember appointed to their then-current terms via Uncontested Appointments shall be automatically removed from their respective City Boards immediately upon the replacing Councilmember taking office, and the replacing Councilmember shall have the right to make Uncontested Appointments to fill said City Board vacancies.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
ADOPT COUNCIL POLICY & PROCEDURE NO. 13.1.1, CLARIFYING RULES FOR UNCONTESTED APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF MEMBERS OF COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND BOARDS (Exhibit No. 1).
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate, subject to the requirements of applicable law.
IV. BACKGROUND
Charter Provisions
Charter Section 602(A) (Appointments; Terms) provides that each C...
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