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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, City of Atascadero Resolution No.2003-008 Page 2 of 3 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: City of Atascadero Resolution No.2003-008 Page 3 of 3 AYES: Council Members Luna, O'Malley, Pacas, Scalise and Mayor Clay NOES: None ABSENT: None ADOPTED: March 11, 2003 ATTEST: CITY OF ATASCADERO i Marcia McClure Torgerson, City C k J y L. , Sr., Mayor Roy Hanley, City A rney