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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-06-08 - AGENDA REPORTS - ORD FOR TERM LIMITATIONS (2)Agenda Item: CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval: Item to be presented by: Frank Ferry DATE: June 8, 2010 SUBJECT: SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING TERM LIMITATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS TO CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS DEPARTMENT: Administrative Services RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council conduct second reading and adopt an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2.06 OF TITLE 2, OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE DELETING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING TERM LIMITATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS TO CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS." BACKGROUND The City's Municipal Code limits persons who are appointed by the Mayor or City Council to a City Board or Commission to serve no more than three terms on that board or commission. That person, however, could serve on that same board or commission again after. the person had served three terms if two years elapsed after the person completed his or her third term. This limitation may prohibit the City from receiving the benefits of service from qualified and experienced persons who wish to serve on boards and commissions consecutively for more than those three terms. Such persons provide "institutional memory" and have specialized experience and knowledge from their experience on the board or commission. Such experience and knowledge assists the City in serving its residents efficiently and effectively. On May 25, 2010, the City Council passed to second reading an amendment to the Municipal Code that will remove these term limitations on Mayoral or City Council appointees to City Boards or Commissions. Adopted. S p The relevant Municipal Code, showing the deleted provision, is.as follows: 2.06.010 General Rules Regarding Commissions. A. Any member of a board or commission of this City may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause, by a majority vote of the City Council, except in cases where the Mayor or City Council are not the appointing authority (in which cases such regular appointing authority may exercise this power of removal). If a member absents himself without advance permission of the board or commission or of his appointing authority, from three (3) consecutive regular meetings or from twenty-five (25) percent of the duly scheduled meetings of the board or commission within any fiscal year, his office shall thereupon become vacant and shall be filled as any other vacancy. Except ; eases „her -e the Mayor -or- City Council o of the appointin . author-ity, no per -son shall be appointed to and sefve s4stantially more than thFee (3) eonseoutive teFms upon a -ay single boa -rd or- ee . - . I id any per -son who has sen,ed until at least a two (2) year period has el Ysea. The Council reserves the power to reaffirm commission appointments and reappointments every four (4) years. B. Unless otherwise provided by law, or by ordinance or resolution of the City Council, all members of boards and commissions of the City appointed by the City Council shall be initially, and during their incumbencies, bona fide residents and registered voters of the City, and no such member at or during such time shall be an employee of the City. ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS Other action as determined by the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT No fiscal impact identified as a result of this action. ATTACHMENTS Ordinance Z ORDINANCE NO. 10 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARIT•A, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2.06 OF TITLE 2, OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE DELETING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING TERM LIMITATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS TO CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That Section 2.06.010 is amended to read as follows: "2.06.010 General Rules Regarding Commissions. A. Any member of a board or commission of this City may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause, by a majority vote of the City Council, except in cases where the Mayor or City Council are not the appointing authority (in which cases such regular appointing authority may exercise this power of removal). If a member absents himself without advance permission of the board or commission or of his appointing authority, from three (3) consecutive regular meetings or from twenty-five (25) percent of the duly scheduled meetings of the board or commission within any fiscal year, his office shall thereupon become vacant and shall be filled as any other vacancy. The Council reserves the power to reaffirm commission appointments and reappointments every four (4) years. B. Unless otherwise provided by law, or by ordinance or resolution of the City Council, all members of boards and commissions of the City appointed by the City Council shall be initially, and during their incumbencies, bona fide residents and registered voters of the City, and no such member at or during such time shall be an employee of the City." SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days from its passage and adoption. SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by law. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this day of 2010. MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK -3- STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I, Sarah P. Gorman, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance 10- was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the day of 2010. That thereafter, said Ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the day of 2010, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance and was published in The Signal newspaper in accordance with State Law (G.C. 40806). CITY CLERK 2 Al - STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) CERTIFICATION OF CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Ordinance 10- , adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, CA on , 2010, which is now on file in my office. Witness my hand and seal of the City of Santa Clarita, California, this day of 2010. City Clerk By Deputy City Clerk 3 —s -- 3 s--