City Council
MEETING DATE: 6/26/2017
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Commissions and Committee Appointments
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FROM:
Tracey R. Martinez, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends Council approve appointments to vacancies on the various Commissions and Committees based on interviews conducted on June 26, 2017.
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BACKGROUND:
The terms of appointments for Commissions and Committees have been established in the Cathedral City Municipal Code. Term limits for committees have not been established 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. When an unexpected vacancy occurs on a Commission and Committee 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 board or 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 board or commission of the City for one additional term.
Staff actively solicited applicants to fill the anticipated vacancies for June 2017. 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 board members, commissioners and committee members whose term is expiring in June 2017 were sent a letter letting them know that their terms would be expiring and inquiring whether they would be interested in reappointment. Applications were received through June 9, 2017.
Interviews were conducted on June 26, 2017, during the Study Session portion of the Special City Council Meeting, for all individuals that submitted a qualified application.
DISCUSSION:
Staff recommends that the City Council make the following appointments to each listed Commission or Committee:
Architectural Review Committee - 5 Seats
2 Seats with a term expiring on June 30, 2019
3 Seats with a term expiring on June 30, 2020
Finance Advisory Committee - 4 Seats
1 Seat with a term expiring on June 30, 2018
3 Seats with a three-year term expiring on June 30, 2020.
Parks and Community Events Commission - 2 Seats
2 Seats with a three-year term expiring on June 30, 2020.
Planning Commission - 1 Seat
1 Seat with a three-year term expiring on June 30, 2020.
Public Arts Commission - 2 Seats
2 Seats with a three-year term expiring on June 30, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact to the City with this item.
ATTACHMENTS:
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