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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: March 4, 2009 AGENDA ITEM:
DEPARTMENT: City Manager’s Office CITY MANAGER: Dave Anderson
PREPARED BY: Crystal Morrow DIRECTOR: Barbara Powell
Administrative Analyst II Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT: Adoption of Ordinance Regarding Terms for City Commissions
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Waive the second reading of the proposed ordinance regarding terms for City Commissions.
BACKGROUND:
On February 18, 2009, the City Council held a public hearing on the ordinance regarding terms
for City Commissioners (Attachment A) and directed staff to place the second reading and
adoption of the ordinance on the consent calendar for the March 4, 2009 City Council meeting.
This ordinance would amend the City Code to allow the City Council to make Commission
appointments for terms of more or less than four years to ensure that Commission terms are
staggered so that roughly equal numbers of terms expire each year.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
There are no financial impacts.
CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
The City’s Commission terms would not be staggered in accordance with the Municipal Code.
Further, term expirations for all City Commissions would continue to occur in April, resulting in
ongoing administrative challenges.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
N/A
FOLLOW UP ACTION(S):
Implement Council direction and publish a comprehensive summary of this ordinance in a
newspaper of general circulation in the City of Saratoga within fifteen days after its adoption.
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ADVERTISING, NOTICING AND PUBLIC CONTACT:
Nothing additional.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A: Proposed ordinance regarding terms for City Commissions