DEPARTMENT: Office of the City Clerk
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Leticia M. Vacek (OCC)
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT: Amending Boards and Commissions Guidelines
SUMMARY:
Amending Chapter 2 of the City Code entitled "Administration" Article IX "Boards and Commissions" which governs the administration of boards and commissions created by the City Council.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Governance Subcommittee on City Boards and Commissions was created to assess policy matters pertaining to Boards and Commissions.
The Subcommittee reviewed rules that were intended to apply to most of the Boards and Commissions created by City Council. These rules were codified in the City Code, in Chapter 2 entitled "Administration" by adding Article IX entitled "Boards and Commissions".
On March 13, 2019, Councilmember Ana E. Sandoval (District 7), Councilmember Rebecca J. Viagran (District 3), and former Councilmember Rey Salda?a (District 4) met to discuss the current rules for boards and commissions. On June 13, 2019, the Subcommittee forwarded the item to the Governance City Council Committee for consideration of the following amendments:
Code Section
Modification
Rationale
Sec. 2-526 Application
Office of the City Clerk will coordinate deadlines with the respective department(s) for applications to At-Large positions on Boards/Commissions
Involvement of departments for oversight and responsibility.
Sec. 2-527 District appointments
Reorganizes existing language to reflect current order of appointment process and procedures
Reflects current process
Sec. 2-530 Terms of office
Add that appointments made during an existing term are for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Provides clarity regarding terms of office.
Sec. 2-531 Meeting procedures
Robert's Rules of Order for parliamentary procedures is the default; but other rules of order may be adopted by the Board/Commission
Clarifies that non-voting members do not satisfy the quorum requirement
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