TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Liza Tamura, City Clerk
Matthew Cuevas, Management Analyst
Martha Alvarez, Senior Deputy City Clerk
SUBJECT:Title
Appointment of Seat No. 5 of the Parks and Recreation Commission (Commissioner Thomas Allard) (City Clerk Tamura).
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council appoint a qualified candidate to the vacant Seat No. 5 of the Parks and Recreation Commission.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There is no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
At the May 3, 2016, Regular City Council meeting, the City Council declared Seat No. 5 of the Parks and Recreation Commission vacant due to the unexpected passing of Commissioner Thomas Allard. The City Council also directed the City Clerk's office to advertise the vacancy to the public and accept applications from qualified candidates.
At the June 7, 2016, Regular City Council meeting, staff was directed to extend the application deadline for the vacant Seat No. 5 (Older Adult Seat) of the Parks and Recreation Commission, in order to receive more applications and increase the size of the applicant pool. The City Council also needed to establish a date and time to conduct interviews of the qualified candidates for the vacant seat. At this point in time a definitive date had yet to be determined. The deadline to submit applications was extended to Thursday, June 9, 2016, at 5:30 PM.
This item was then presented to City Council at the June 21, 2016 Regular City Council meeting, where it was recommended continuing the item to the July 5, 2016 Regular City Council meeting. Unfortunately, interviews of qualified candidates had yet to be conducted due to scheduling conflicts. At the July 5, 2016 Regular City Council meeting, City Council established July 7, 2016, as the date to conduct Boards and Comm...
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