HomeMy WebLinkAbout95-48RESOLUTION NO. 95- 48
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
UKIAH ESTABLISHING PROCEDURE FOR FILLING
VACANCIES ON CITY COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS.
WHEREAS,
1. Ukiah City Code §1151 provides that members of the
Planning Commission shall be appointed in accordance with a
procedure established by resolution of the City Council; and
2. The City Council has not adopted a procedure for filling
vacancies on the City's boards and commissions, including the
Planning Commission; and
3. The City Council has determined that using a uniform
procedure will insure fair and consistent treatment of candidates
and councilmembers;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby adopts
the following procedure for filling vacancies on the City's
commissions and boards, including the Planning Commission.
PROCEDURE FOR FILLING VACANCIES ON COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS
The City Council shall fill vacancies on City boards and
commissions, using the following procedure.
1. Applicant pool. The City Council shall develop an
available pool of candidates for a vacancy by advertising the
vacancy at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in
Ukiah not less than thirty (30) days prior to the council meeting
at which the vacancy is to be filled. The advertisement shall
specify a deadline for submitting applications. All completed
applications received prior to the deadline shall be included in
the pool of available applicants, provided the applicant:
a. meets the minimum qualifications for the position as
established in the applicable Ukiah City Code section or
resolution, establishing the commission or board; and
b. participates in a personal interview, if the City
Council conducts personal interviews for the position.
Applications included in an available pool may be used as a source
of nominations for a period of one (1) year from the application
deadline.
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2. Nominations. Each councilmember, including the Mayor,
shall have the right to nominate a candidate from the available
pool of candidates.
a. The right to place a name before the City Council for
consideration shall rotate among the councilmembers based on
seniority with the most senior councilmember going first.
made.
b. The Council shall vote on each nomination as it is
c. A councilmember's right to make a nomination shall
terminate and the right to nominate candidates shall rotate to the
next most senior councilmember, when a councilmember's nomination
is approved by a majority vote of the councilmembers present or the
councilmember agrees to pass the nomination to the next most senior
councilmember, whichever occurs first.
d. This process for rotating the right to nominate
candidates among councilmembers to fill vacancies shall be followed
for each separate commission or board.
(1) The City Clerk shall maintain a record of the
last councilmember to make a nomination for each commission or
board.
(2) When another vacancy must be filled on that
commission or board, the next councilmember in line to make
nominations for that commission or board shall make the first
nomination to fill the vacancy.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7 th day of
following roll call vote:
, 1995, by the
AYES: Councilmembers '
NOES: Councilmember Malone
ABSTAIN: None
Wattenburger, Shoemaker and Mayor Schneiter
ABSENT: Councilmember Mastin
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Clerk