HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 029-1962RESOLUTION NO. 29-52
:ADOPTING RULES FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF
MEMBERS OF CITY BOARD A11D CO_M4IISSIONS
RESOLVED, by the City Council of t-:-:e City.- Of Bl=lirgame,
l.ifornia:
NEW BO.zMS AND COM1VISSIONS
The following rules stall govern the appointment of
embers to any board or commission w'nich may hereafter be
stablished by the City Council:
1. Each member of the City Cor.ncil shall propose tl�e
ames of two prospective members of sucl, boards or commissions
y submitting such names it wri.ting to the City Manager on or
afore a date to be fixed by the City Council.
2. Immediately after the date fixed by the Citv Council
-ie City Manager shall mail a letter to each person named,
wising him that his name has been proposed for mem71-ers7-4- o
ie board or commission by a member of the City Council aind
questing advice in writing within 10 da_,s whetoer he will accent
,e appointment it if is made.
3. Eleven days after mailing said letters, tie C.
Lnager shall advise the City Council il-I writing 0= t'.e co.sAr.t
serve or refusal thereof or failure to reply, as the case m�--
of each person to whom Lis letter was addressed.
4. Upon receipt of said letter from tl.e City Manager
�e Mayor shall call a spec .al. meet-i—T of tl,e Citv Council in \
,e manner required for call special meetings by GOveY'17me't Code
4S55, for the purpose of interviewing the persons whose written
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consents to serve have been received and for the further purpose
of making appointments to such board or commission, and the
r shall direct the City Manager to notify each such person
of the time and place of such special meeting and to attend for
the purpose of being interviewed by the City Council.
5. At the special meeting the persons whose written
sents to serve have been received shall be interviewed
separately by the City Council Sitting in executive session and
when all of said persons have been interviewed, the City Council
shall appoint the members of such board or commission by majority
vote.
APPOINTMENTS TO VACANCIES
The following rules shall govern the appointment of
persons to fill vacancies which may hereafter arise in the member-
ship of any hoard or commission:
1. Each member of the City Council shall propose the
name of one prospective member of such board or commission for
=_ach vacancy thereon by submitting such name in writing to the
�ity Manager on or before a date to be fixed by the City Council.
2. Prospective members shall be notified and shall
state their willingness to serve, if appointed; the City Council
;hall be notified of their willingness or refusal to serve or
failure to state such willingness or refusal; and a special
neeting of the City Council for the purposes of interview and
appointment shall be called, all at the times and places and
in the manner provided in this resolution for the appointment of
nembers to boards or commissions which may be established here-
after.
3. When the interaviews have been concluded, the City
;ouncil shall select the person or persons to fill the vacancy
)r vacancies by majority vote.
EXPIRED TERMS
The following rules shall govern the appointment of
)ersons to succeed members of boards or commissions whose terms
have expired:
1. The City Clerk shall notify the City Council in
(writing of the expiration of the term of any board member or
commissioner at the next regular meeting of the City Council
following such expiration.
2. At the next regular meeting of the City Council
following such expiration, or at the following regular meeting
of the City Council, any councilman may propose the name of one
person to be appointed to the office of the board member or
commissioner whose term has expired by submitting such name in
writing to the City Manager.
3. If three or more councilmen propose names, the name
of the board member or commissioner whose term has expired shall
be added to the list and all persons whose names appear on the
list shall be notified and shall state their willingness to serve,
if appointed, the City Council shall be notified of their will-
ingness or refusal to serve or failure to state such willingness
or refusal, and a special meeting of the City Council for the
purpose of interview and appointment shall be called, all at the
times and places and in the manner provided in this resolution
for the appointment of members to boards or commissions which
may be established hereafter.
4. When the interviews have been concluded, the City
Council shall select the person to be appointed to the office of
the board member or commissioner whose term has expired by
majority vote.
5. If three or more councilmen do not propose the
name of a person to be appointed to the office of the board member
or commissioner whose term has expired, then the Mayor shall
appoint the incumbent board member or commissioner to succeed
himself and shall immediately call for a vote approving the
appointment. The appointment shall be approved by a majority
vote of the City Council.
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PRESUMPTION
Whenever any law, statute, ordinance, resolution,
regulation or rule provides for the appointment or nomination
of any person to membership on a board or commission, or to
fill a vacancy thereon, or to succeed to the office of a board
member or commissioner whose term has expired, by the Mayor
with the approval, or with the consent, or subject to the
confirmation of the City Council, appointments or nominations
made and consents or confirmations given in accordance wit?-:
the provisions of this resolution shall be deemed to have been
made in conformity with the requirements of such law, statute,
ordinance, resolution, regulation or rule.
Payor2a4lMy '
I, Herbert,K. White, City Clerk, do hereby certify that
the foregoing resolution was introduced and adopted at an
adjourned meeting of the City Council, May 19, 1962, and adopted
by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Crosby -Johnson -Lorenz -Martin -Morgan
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None
Hdrbert K. White,
City Clerk