City Council
MEETING DATE: 5/27/2015
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Board and Commission Residency Requirement
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FROM:
Charlie McClendon, City Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
This item is presented for discussion and direction only.
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BACKGROUND:
The Municipal Code Section 2.06.010 General rules regarding appointments, terms, vacancies, addresses residency for Board and Commission members as follows:
C. Unless otherwise provided by law, or by ordinance or resolution of the city council, all members of boards and commissions of the city appointed by the city council shall be initially, and during their incumbencies, bona fide residents and registered voters of the city, except the licensed architect and landscape architect of the planning commission and two members of the public arts commission, may come from throughout the Coachella Valley. No such member at or during such time shall be an employee of the city.
Councilmember Kaplan requested that an item be added to the study session agenda to allow Council to discuss this provision.
DISCUSSION:
Staff contacted other Cities in the region to determine what their residency provisions are for their Boards and Commissions. The following information was received:
La Quinta - All members of boards/commissions shall be a bona-fide resident and registered voter of the City of La Quinta. (Exception - The City Council may appoint nonresidents as professional members to the Historic Preservation Commission and/or a nonresident as the professional architecture member of the Architectural and Landscaping Review Board).
Desert Hot Springs - Only the Architecture and Landscape Review Committee may have non-residents.
Rancho Mirage - Only the Architecture Review Board and the Emergency Preparedness Technical Advisors may have non-residents.
Palm Desert - Allows non-residents to serve, if they possess a specific expertise required for service (e.g. Art in Public Places Commiss...
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