City Council Agenda
Memo to:
Manteca City Council
From:
L. David Nefouse, City Attorney
Date:
November 19, 2024
Subject:
Ending All Terms for the Planning Commission, Public Safety Sales Tax Committee, and Recreation and Parks Commission Members Effective December 31, 2024, and Direct the City Clerk's Office to Conduct a Recruitment to Fill All Vacancies and Draft a Policy to Limit Individuals to One (1) Appointment to a Board or Commission (and Delegate that the City Manager approve this policy)
Recommendation:
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Adopt a Resolution Ending All Terms for the Planning Commission, Public Safety Sales Tax Committee, and Recreation and Parks Commission Effective December 31, 2024, and Direct the City Clerk's Office to Conduct a Recruitment to Fill All Vacancies
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Background:
At the September 3, 2024 and October 1, 2024 regularly scheduled City Council meetings, respectively, the City Council provided council consensus and direction to the City Attorney's Office to review the City's ordinances regarding appointments as the City fully transitions to districts. This included the Planning Commission and the Recreation and Parks Commission.
Amendments to Chapters 2.24, 2.28, and 3.09, respectively, are before the City Council this evening on separate items for consideration. The instant resolution not only compliments those amendments, but also (and critically) allows the City Council to make appointments with the City Council fully transitioned over from at-large council seats to district council seats.
Regarding the Planning Commission, despite good intentions, the result of a 2022 amendment meant that District 2 ended up with four (4) out of the six (6) possible appointments (including the alternate). In practice, this could result in a super-majority of the Commission being conflicted out due to distance conflicts on a specific project (indeed, on one project in 2024, three (3) out of the six (6) commissioners were conflicted out due to a distance c...
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