TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Liza Tamura, City Clerk
Tatyana Roujenova - Peltekova, Senior Deputy City Clerk
SUBJECT:Title
Appoint a New Member to the Vacant Library Commission Seat No. 1 (Member-At-Large) (City Clerk Tamura).
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council consider all applications and appoint a new member to the vacant Library Commission Seat No. 1 (Member-At-Large).
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
The Library Commission consists of five (5) members and serves in an advisory capacity to the City Council regarding library services provided by the Los Angeles County Library System to the citizens of Manhattan Beach. The Commission also acts as a liaison between the City and public/private community groups supportive of library services.
At the July 7, 2015 City Council Meeting, the City Council appointed Lester Silverman to Parking and Public Improvements Commission Seat No. 2; therefore, leaving vacant the Library Commission Seat No. 1 (Member-At-Large).
DISCUSSION:
Staff received five applications for the Library Commission Seat No. 1 (Member-at-large). Qualified candidates include: Cort Casady, Lang Hoch, Christine Primm, Zach Stiffel and Jacqueline Zuanich-Ferrell. Per Ordinance No. 1975, if a vacant seat has 18 months or less remaining in its term, the new member would complete the original term and automatically be re-appointed to a three (3) year term without further ceremony. As such, the new member appointed to this seat will complete the original term of office (expiring May 31, 2016) and then be automatically re-appointed to a three (3) year term from June 1, 2016 to May 31, 2019.
PUBLIC OUTREACH/INTEREST:
Staff advertised the vacancy in the July 16, ...
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