City Council
MEETING DATE: 1/12/2015
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Interview Applicants for the Planning Commission
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FROM:
Tracey Martinez, CMC, Deputy City Clerk
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council interview the eight applicants that have submitted applications for possible appointment to fill an unexpired term on the Planning Commission.
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BACKGROUND:
On November 4, 2014, Shelley Kaplan was elected to serve as a Council Member for the City of Cathedral City. At the time Mr. Kaplan ran for City Council he was a member of the Planning Commission. With Mr. Kaplan being elected to the City Council, he submitted his letter of resignation from the Planning Commission on November 21, 2014, effective November 30, 2014.
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54974, a Notice of an unscheduled vacancy on the Planning Commission was posted allowing the opportunity for applications to be submitted to fill this vacancy. In addition to the Notice of Vacancy, a notice of accepting applications for the Planning Commission vacancy was posted and placed on the City's website and Face Book page with a deadline of January 5, 2015, by the close of business.
This term is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2017.
DISCUSSION:
Eight applications were received in the City Clerk's office from individuals that would like to be considered to fill the vacancy that currently exists on the Planning Commission. Staff recommends that the following be the procedure for the interview process:
* All applicants will assemble in the Council Chambers at 4:30 p.m.
* A computerized random number draw will be conducted for the order of the interviews.
* All applicants, other than the one being interviewed first, will be asked to wait outside the Chambers until their turn to interview so that no applicant has access to the interview questions prior to his/her interview.
* The interviews will be conducted in the Counc...
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