HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2003-008 RESOLUTION NO. 2003-008
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REVISED PROCEDURES
FOR THE SELECTION OF
COMMITTEE, COMMISSION AND BOARD MEMBERS
WHEREAS, 1. The Atascadero City Council recognizes that citizen participation in
local government plays an important and active role in the City of Atascadero; and
WHEREAS, 2. The Atascadero City Council has established committees, commissions
and boards to assist in the conduct of municipal affairs; and
WHEREAS, 3. The Atascadero City Council did adopt Resolution No. 35-81 on
November 9, 1981 establishing selection procedures for committees, commissions and boards;
and
WHEREAS, 4. The Atascadero City Council did adopt Resolution No. 23-95 revision
Resolution 35-81, establishing selection procedures for committees, commissions and boards;
and
WHEREAS: 5. The Atascadero City Council did adopt Resolution 23-97 revising
Resolution 35-81, establishing selection procedures for committees, commissions and boards;and
WHEREAS, 6. The Atascadero City Council desires to update and revise said selection
procedures; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of
Atascadero as follows:
SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this resolution is to revise established procedures
for the Council to follow in recruiting, selecting and appointing members to City committees,
commissions and boards created pursuant to statute or by action of the City Council.
Appointments and replacements will be made pursuant to the provisions of Government Code
Section 54970 et seq., and the following. The City Council has ordained that appointments to the
Planning Commission and to the Parks and Recreation Commission are to be made as follows:
Five individual appointments and two at large appointments. The at large appointments are to be
made by a majority vote of the City Council.
SECTON 2. Recruitment Nomination, and Eligibility. Announcements of openings for
any committee, commission or board to which members are appointed by the City Council will
be coordinated by the City Clerk. Any person desiring to be considered for appointment to any
City committee, commission or board may complete an application provided by the City Clerk.
Applications are accepted year-round and shall remain on file for a period of one year from the
date received. Applicants may be considered for future vacancies, for the specific committee,
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commission or board for which they applied, should a vacancy occur during the year. At any
regularly scheduled or a special council meeting properly noticed for that purpose, any member
of the City Council may also nominate a person to be considered for at large appointments to any
City committee, commission or board.
All applicants and nominees shall be a resident and registered voter of the City of
Atascadero, and shall meet any announced additional criteria as established by the City Council.
All appointees are subject to financial disclosure, pursuant to the Political Reform Act.
SECTION 3. Interviews. All applicant and nominees meeting the criteria established in
Section 2 may be interviewed by the City Council during a properly noticed meeting.
Interviews,if held, will be open to the public. An individual council member is not required to
interview candidates for individual appointments, but may do so if they wish.
SECTION 4. Selection of at large members of the Planning Commission and the Parks
and Recreation Commission and of members of other commissions.
a. Council Members will vote for the candidate(s) of their choice by placing their name
and circling the name of their selection(s) on a ballot form provided by the City
Clerk. Candidates' names will be placed in alphabetical order on the ballot form.
b. After the City Council has had an opportunity to make its individual determination,
the City Clerk will collect the ballots and will announce first the Council Member's
name and second, the name(s) of the candidate(s) of that Council Member's
choice(s). Results of each individual Council Member vote will be a matter of public
record.
c. The candidate or candidates receiving a majority of the votes of the Council Members
present shall be appointed. In the event that no candidate or candidates receive a
majority vote or in the event of a tie vote, then a run-off ballot or ballots will be cast,
following the procedure of sub-paragraph a. above. The run-off candidates will
consist of all candidates receiving at least two (2) votes and if not more than one of
the candidates have received at least two (2) votes, then all those receiving a least one
(1) vote will participate in the runoff balloting. This procedure shall be continued
until a majority vote is cast, or until a majority of the council votes to reopen
nomination. In such event the matter may be tabled until the next regularly scheduled
council meeting for further nominations.
On motion by Council Member O'Malley and seconded by Council Member Luna, the
foregoing Resolution is hereby adopted in its entirely on the following roll call vote:
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AYES: Council Members Luna, O'Malley, Pacas, Scalise and Mayor Clay
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ADOPTED: March 11, 2003
ATTEST: CITY OF ATASCADERO
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Marcia McClure Torgerson, City C k J y L. , Sr., Mayor
Roy Hanley, City A rney