HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 264 -terms for City commissionsORDINANCE 264
AN ORDINANCE REGARDING TERMS FOR
CITY COMMISSIONS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Findings.
A. The City of Saratoga has established a number of commissions to advise the City
Council in reviewing, establishing, and implementing City policy in a number of
areas. Commissioners provide an invaluable service to the City and their
participation in these civic affairs goes to the very heart of representative
democracy at the local level.
B. The City Council has established common requirements regarding qualifications,
attendance, removal, vacancies, meetings, and rules of procedure for all City
Commissions including provisions to promote even staggering of Commission
terms.
C. In order to allow flexibility in providing for even staggering of Commission terms
the City Council may, from time to time, find it necessary to establish terms that
are shorter or longer than the standard term. Therefore, this ordinance amends the
Saratoga City Code to allow a Commissioner to be appointed to a term of greater
or less than four years in order to facilitate compliance with the term staggering
rules of the City Code.
Section 2. Adoption.
Section 2- 12.030 of the Saratoga City Code regarding Commissioner terms is hereby amended as
set forth below. Text to be inserted is shown in bold italics (example) and text to be deleted is
shown in strikeout (example).
2- 12.030 Term.
(a) Each Commissioner shall serve a term of four years unless an alternate tern' is
specified by the resolution or ordinance establishing the Commission.
(b) No Commissioner shall serve more than two full consecutive terms on a single
Commission. A partial term served as a result of an appointment to fill an unexpired terni
is not considered a full term. A Commissioner who has served two full consecutive terms
on a Commission may not be reappointed to that Commission for at least one year
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following the expiration of his or her term. The limitations set forth in this Subsection(b)
shall not apply to the Youth Commission.
(c) For each Commission, the terms of the Commissioners shall be staggered such that
each year the four year terms of approximately an equal number of the Commissioners
shall expire. Where a Commission has seven Commissioners, the terms of two
Commissioners shall expire each year except that in the year after the first six
Commission terms have expired, only one term shall expire. The limitations set forth in
this subsection (c) shall not apply to the Youth Commission.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section and section 2- 15.020 regarding
Planning Commissioner terms, where the terms of Commissioners on a Commission do
not comply with subsection (c) of this section, a Commissioner may be appointed to a
term of greater or less than four years for the purpose of making the terms of the
Commissioners on the Commission comply with subsection (c). No term shall be reduced
after a Commissioner is appointed to serve the term, except as otherwise provided by this
Code. For purposes of subsection (b) of this section, a term of less than four years
established pursuant to this paragraph is not a full term and a term that is more than four
years at the time of appointment pursuant to this subsection (d) is a single term. This
paragraph shall be of no further force and effect after December 31, 2006.
Section 3. Publication.
This Ordinance shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation of the City
of Saratoga within fifteen days after its adoption.
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The foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Saratoga held on the 18 day of February 2009 and adopted by the following vote
following a second reading on the 4 day of March 2009:
AYES: Councilmember Susie Nagpal, Howard Miller, Jill Hunter, Vice Mayor
Kathleen King, Mayor Chuck Page
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
RICHARD TAYLOR
CITY ATTORNEY
CHUCK PAGE
MAYOR, CITY OF SARATO. CALIFORNIA
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Heritage Preservation Commission
Position
Current Term Ending
Proposed Length of Next Term
Proposed Expiration of Next Term
HP -A
04/2010
3 years, 9 months
01/2014
HP -B
04/2010
3 years, 9 months
01/2014
HP -C
04/2010
4 years, 9 months
01/2015
HP -0
04/2010
4 years, 9 months
01/2015
HP -E
04/2011
4 years, 9 months
01/2016
HP F
04/2012
4years, 9 months
01/2017
HP -G
04/2012
4 years, 9 months
01/2017
Parks and Recreation Commission
Position
Current Term Ending
Proposed Length of Next Term
Proposed Expiration of Next Term
PR -A
04/2009
4 years, 6 months
10/2013
PR -B
04/2009
4 years, 6 months
10/2013
PR -C
10/2012
2 years
10/2014
PR -D
10/2012
3 years
10/2015
PR -E
10/2012
4 years
10/2016
Library Commission
Position
Current Term Ending
Proposed Length of Next Term
Proposed Expiration of Next Term
LR -A
04/2009
3 years, 6 months
10/2012
LR -B
04/2009
4 years, 6 months
10/2013
LR -C
04/2009
4 years, 6 months
10/2013
LR -0
10/2011
3 years
10/2014
LR -E
10/2011
4 years
10/2015
Table of Interim Alternative Commission Terms
Planning Commission
Position
Current Term Ending
Proposed Length of Next Term
Proposed Expiration of Next Term
PL -A
04/2009
3 years
04/2012
PL -B
04/2009
4 years
04/2013
PL -C
04/2009
4 years
04/2013
PL -D
04/2010
4 years
04/2014
PL -E
04/2010
4 years
04/2014
PL -F
04/2011
4 years
04/2015
PL -G
04/2011
4 years
04/2015
Traffic Safety Commission
Position
Current: Term. Ending
Proposed Length of Next Term
Proposed Expiration of Next Term
TS -A
04/2010
3 years, 9 months
01/2014
TS -B
04/2010
3 years, 9 months
01/2014
TS -C
04/2011
3 years, 9 months
01/2015
TS -D
04/2011
3 years, 9 months
01/2015
TS -E
04/2011
4 years, 9 months
01/2016
TS F
04/2011
4 years, 9 months
01/2016
TS -G
04/2012
4 years, 9 months
01/2017