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ADJOURNED CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 12, 1993 In accordance with notice duly and legally given, an Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council, of the City of Colton was held on the above given date at 6:00 p.m., in the Community Room of the Colton Public Library, Mayor Gonzales presiding. ROLL CALL: Counc.ilmembers present were Sandoval, Bennett, Rios, Cisneros, Cook, Beltran and Mayor Gonzales. Also present were City Manager Lewis, City .Attorney Biggs and City Clerk. Ramos. STUDY SESSION ON STRUCTURE OF CITY COMMISSIONS City Manager Lewis reported the Council requested this meeting to study the structure of the various Cor *misions established within the City of Colton. To assist the Council, staff prepared a packet of information which contains a list of the existing Commissions, the list of Commission members and copies of the ordinances establishing the commissions. Additionally, the City Attorney will be explaining the necessary actions that must be taken if the Council desires to make changes to the structure of the existing Commissions. City Attorney Biggs reported that under Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution, the City Council has the authority to amend the Colton Municipal Code to address the composition of commission members. In order to require that commission appointments be -made by district, the City Attorney would have to review each, section of the Colton Municipal Code establishing a particular commission. Following this, the City Attorney would have to prepare an ordinance which establishes that the appointment of members to a particular commission shall be by district. The ordinance would be subject to a first and second reading and would take effect 60 days from► introduction. The Manning Commission ,and the Library Board are, somewhat unique, in that they are covered by State Law. It ,was the concensus of the City Council that the various Commissions would be looked at, the Council would conceptually agree as to ghat changes they desired an(l the City attorney would then draft an ordinance incorporating the desired changes for Council consideration. After :much discussion, the following was concurred in by the City Council for inclusion in a new ordinance 1