HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2004-080 RESOLUTION NO. 2004-080
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REVISED
PROCEDURES FOR THE SELECTION OF
COMMITTEE, COMMISSION AND BOARD MEMBERS
WHEREAS, The Atascadero City Council recognizes that citizen participation in
local government plays an important and active role in the City of Atascadero; and
WHEREAS, The Atascadero City Council has established committees,
commissions and boards to assist in the conduct of municipal affairs; and
WHEREAS, The Atascadero City Council did adopt Resolution No. 35-81 on
November 9, 1981 establishing selection procedures for committees, commissions and
boards; and
WHEREAS, The Atascadero City Council did adopt Resolution No. 23-95
revision Resolution 35-81, establishing selection procedures for committees,
commissions and boards; and
WHEREAS, The Atascadero City Council did adopt Resolution 23-97 revising
Resolution 23-95, establishing selection procedures for committees, commissions and
boards; and
WHEREAS, The Atascadero City Council did adopt Resolution No. 2003-008
revising P,,esolution No. 23-97, adopting revised procedures for the selection of
committee, commission and board members; and,
WHEREAS, 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 Cquncil. 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 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.
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The City Council has ordained that appointments to the Parks & Recreation Commission
are to be made as follows: Five individual appointments
SECTION 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, 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 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.
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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 Scalise and seconded by Council Member Clay,
the foregoing Resolution is hereby adopted in its entirely on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Members Clay, O'Malley and Scalise
NOES: Council Member Pacas and Mayor Luna
ABSENT: None
ADOPTED: September 28, 2004
ATTEST: CIT OF ATASCADERO
r. Geo ge Luna, Mayor
Marcia McClure Torgerson, C.M, .
City Clerk
Thomas R. Gibson, Interim City Attorney