City Council
MEETING DATE: 7/11/2018
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Commissions Appointments
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FROM:
Tracey R. Martinez, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council make appointments to the fill the vacant seats on the various Commissions based on staff’s recommendation and interviews conducted on June 13, 2018 and July 11, 2018.
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BACKGROUND:
The terms of appointments and term limits for Commissions and Committees have been established in the Cathedral City Municipal Code. There are no term limits established for committees by the municipal code. All members of the Commissions shall be appointed for a three year term unless otherwise provided by law, Ordinance, Resolution or if not applicable. The Finance Advisory Committee has no term limits. When an unexpected vacancy occurs on a Commission an appointment may be made to fulfill the remainder of the term. Most, if not all, terms will expire on June 30th of their respective year. Except in cases where the Mayor or City Council are not the appointing authority, no person shall be appointed to and serve substantially more than two full consecutive terms upon any single board or commission, and any person who has served substantially two full consecutive terms shall not be reappointed to the same commission until at least the time equal to one full term has elapsed. However, the City Council may, at any time, if in the best interest of the City, upon the affirmative votes of any four members of the City Council, waive the term limit provisions and reappoint any member of a commission of the City for one additional term.
Staff actively solicited applicants to fill the anticipated vacancies for June 2018. Efforts included publishing a notice in the Desert Sun, posting the notice at the Senior Center, Library and City Hall, posting the notice on the City’s website and social media. All current commissioners and committee members whose term is expiring in June 2018, with the exception of those who are termed out, were sent an email letting them know that their terms would be expiring and inquiring whether they would be interested in reappointment. Applications were received through June 4, 2018.
Interviews were conducted at the June 13, 2018 City Council Meeting. Appointments were made on June 13, 2018 to the Public Arts Commission and the Palm Springs Airport Commission. There were a few individuals that applied that had an unexpected conflict and were unable to interview so the City Council decided to postpone the appointments to the Planning Commission and the Parks and Community Events Commission until July 11, 2018, and directed staff to solicit further applicants. Staff once again published a notice in the Desert Sun, posted a notice at the Senior Center, Library and City Hall as well at the City’s website and social media. Interviews were conducted during the Study Session portion of the July 11, 2018 Council Meeting.
DISCUSSION:
Staff recommends that the City Council make the following appointments to each listed Commission or Committee:
Parks and Community Events Commission - 2 Seats
2 Seats with terms expiring on June 30, 2021.
There were no applications received. Staff will continue to recruit for this Commission.
Planning Commission - 3 Seats
1 Seat with a term expiring on June 30, 2020.
2 Seats with terms expiring June 30, 2021.
Finance Advisory Committee - 1 Seat
1 Seat with a term expiring on June 30, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact to the City with this item.
ATTACHMENTS:
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