REPORT TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL

INFORMATION ONLY

April 26, 2005

SUBJECT:      Board and Commission Resignations – Information Only

REPORT IN BRIEF

Pursuant to policy, this report is to inform the Council that we recently had three resignations. Elizabeth Steward, who was appointed to the Heritage Preservation Commission in June 2003 and expires in June 2007, resigned on February 27 for personal reasons. Dixie Carney, who was appointed to the Arts Commission in December 2001 and expires in June 2005, resigned on March 27, 2005 for personal reasons. Additionally, Lisa Davis, who was appointed to the Heritage Preservation Commission in January 2004 and expires in June 2006 submitted her resignation effective May 30, 2005, for personal reasons.  

EXISTING POLICY

Administrative Policy , Chapter 1, General Management, Article 15,.Subdivision 8 states that when a resignation letter is received, staff shall prepare an information item only report to Council that indicates the resignation(s) and specifies the process that staff recommends to fill the new vacancy(ies).

DISCUSSION

The unscheduled vacancies resulting from the aforementioned resignations will be included in the City’s current Spring recruitment which ends on May 20, bringing the total vacancies to 21. The resignations from the Heritage Preservation Commission have created an additional two vacancies bringing their total to four. The resignation from the Arts Commission does not affect the number of scheduled vacancies slated in this recruitment since Ms. Carney’s term is scheduled to expire in June this year.

Prepared by:

Susan A. Ramos, City Clerk

Approved by:

Amy Chan, City Manager