O-17-22 Amending Chapter 2.30 of Title 2 (Administration and Personnel) to Adjust Local Rules for Appointment to and Service on City Appointive Boards

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "Chapter 2.30 — APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF CITY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES BY COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT. 2.30.010 - Purposes and applicability. The purposes of this chapter are to establish a fair and equitable method for the appointment of individuals to the various boards, Committees and Commissions within the City and to assure District representation on those boards; Committees and Commissions to the greatest extent possible in accordance with the 86 four City Council electoral Districts that have been established by an Ordinance enacted by the people of the City while at the same time assuring that qualified and interested Residents are appointed to serve on such boards, Committees and Commissions. This chapter Shall not apply to any board, Committee or Commission which is established in accordance with applicable Federal, or- State or local Law that establishes different requirements as to the number, compositions, or qualifications of the members of boards, Committees or Commissions within the City, nor Shall it apply to the library board of Trustees which ar=o is governed by provisions of the California Education Code, Section 18910 et seq., relevant California case Law, and the provisions of Chapter 2.60 of the Colton Municipal Code. 2.30.020 — Composition of Boards, Commissions and Committees. Except as otherwise provided by this code, Aall boards, Commissions and Committees of the City Shall be comprised of five members nominated on the recommendation of each Councilmember and the Mayor, and appointed by a majority vote of the City Council. Notwithstanding the process for appointment of boards, Commissions and Committees contained in this section and the manner of appointment contained in section 2.30.030, the process for appointments to independent citizens oversight committees shall be at the discretion of the City Council or as described in a ballot measure approved by the voters. 2.30.030 - Manner of appointment. It Shall be the responsibility of each member of the City Council to nominate one individual to serve on each of the various City boards, Commissions and Committees within the City with appointment by a majority vote of the City Council. In the event that a member of the City Council Shall fail to make any nomination within thiAy sixty Days of the date of his or her being sworn into office or within sixty Days of the occurrence of a Vacancy, any other member of the City Council wishing to nominate a Person to that position May do so on that Councilmember's behalf and, except as provided herein, for that Council member's District, with appointment by majority vote of the City Council. The City Clerk Shall post and publish a Notice to all interested Persons indicating Vacant board, Commission and Committee positions not later than twenty days after the vacancy occurs. The City Council shall not make a -=final vacancy appointment to a board, Commission or Committee until at least ten working days after the posting of the notice of the vacancy in the City Clerk's office. Notwithstanding this section, the City Council may, if it finds that an emergency exists, fill an unscheduled vacancy immediately. A person appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve only on an RVPUB\MXM\666167.1 - 2 -