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(MINUTES APPROVED BY COUNCIL,
AS WRITTEN, 4/28/87)
ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
Special Meeting - March 30, 1987
Atascadero Administration Building
The Special Meeting of the Atascadero City Council was called to order
at 7: 30 p.m. by Mayor Mackey, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL-CALL
Present: Councilmembers Borgeson, Handshy, Norris and Mayor Mackey
Absent: Councilman Molina (Resigned, effective 3/26/87)
STAFF
Mike Shelton, City Manager ; Jeffrey Jorgensen, City Attorney; Lt.
Chuck Hazelton, Police Department; Boyd Sharitz, City Clerk; Cindy
Wilkins, Deputy City Clerk
1. Motion Acknowledging the Resignation of Council Member George
Molina, Effective March 26, 1987
MOTION: By Councilwoman Borgeson to acknowledge, with regret, the
resignation of Council Member George Molina, effective
3/26/87 , seconded by Councilwoman Norris; passed unanimously
(4:0) by roll-call.
2. City Council Discussion Regarding City Council Member Replacement
Procedures
Mr. Shelton, City Manager, gave staff report, summarizing alternatives
available to Council (i.e. , appointment, special election or the next
regular election, 11/3/87, pursuant to Govt. Code Sec. 36512) .
Public Comment
Robert Nimmo, 7375 Bella Vista Rd. , urged Council to move expeditious-
ly in this matter, feeling it's in the best interest of the public to
have a full Council to address upcoming issues; he spoke in favor of
Council appointment to fill the vacancy and urged that the proposed
application deadline be moved up to prior than April 17th.
Terrill Graham, 6205 Conejo Rd. , expressed that he feels, opposite
than Mr. Nimmo, that the community needs a time of reflection on past
events which may have led to the occurrence of this Council vacancy
and on the direction that the City has been going in; he spoke in
favor of election, although expensive, as the replacement alternative.
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Council discussed their individual feelings on this matter :
Councilwoman Borgeson spoke in favor of appointment rather than
election in view of upcoming weighty matters before the Council
(i.e. , budget hearings) which would best be decided by a full Coun-
cil.
Councilman Handshy felt that, although all three alternatives are
viable, the appointment method is probably the best because it can
be accomplished soonest. He agreed with Mr. Nimmo that the proposed
application deadline (4/17) should be moved up. He suggested that
applicants be required to obtain nomination papers from the City
Clerk' s Office and get the signatures of 30 registered Atascadero
voters. He would also like to have a fact sheet from each applicant
expressing their views on various issues and their general feelings
about Atascadero and its future. Then, from interviews, the Council
can make a decision on a replacement for Councilman Molina.
Councilwoman Norris spoke in support of a Council appointment to the
vacancy due to the cost which would be incurred in view of the short
length of the term remaining (which ends in June 1988) .
Mr. Jorgensen, City Attorney, noted a concern that, although he
doesn' t see a problem with the requirement for applicants to obtain
signatures, there is a relatively short period in the proposed time
frame to verify them at the County Clerk' s Office.
Council discussed possible requirements of applicants to the vacancy.
COUNCIL RECESSED FOR BREAK AT 7 :58 P.M. IN ORDER TO ALLOW STAFF THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REDRAFT THE PROPOSED APPLICATION FORM IN VIEW OF CON-
CERNS EXPRESSED BY COUNCIL. MAYOR MACKEY CALLED THE MEETING BACK TO
ORDER AT 8:15 P.M.
Mayor Mackey read aloud the redrafted application form.
Regarding the recruitment schedule, Council concurred that the pro-
posed recruitment schedule is to be amended as follows:
* Begin Advertisement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 1, 1987
* Application Deadline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .April 10, 1987
(5:00 p.m. )
* Status Report @ Council Meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 14, 1987
* Council Interview and Appointment. . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 15, 1987
(Special Meeting - Time to be Announced)
MOTION: By Councilman Handshy that the City Council appoint a re-
placement to fill the remainder of Councilman Molina' s term
in office (to June 7 , 1988) and that the application form and
recruitment schedule are amended as announced, seconded by
Councilwoman Borgeson; passed unanimously (4:0) by roll-call.
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3. City Council Discussion Regarding Mayor Pro Tempore Replacement
Procedures
Councilwoman Borgeson suggested that this item not be discussed at
this point in time, with which Council concurred.
Mr. Sharitz, City Clerk, announced that applications to the City Coun-
cil vacancy will be available in and should be returned to the City
Clerk' s Office.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8 :22 P.M.
MINUTES RECORDED BY:
BOYD. C. SHARITZ, aCiClerk
MINUTES RECORDED BY:
CINDY WILKINS, Deputy City Clerk
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