Pursuant to a Council Initiative, staff was directed to prepare an ordinance amendment to limit when a city employee may be a member of a City advisory board or commission. Staff has prepared such an amendment to the applicable City Code Section 2-501.1, which contains the qualifications to be a member of a City advisory Board or Commission. The amendment containing the new language is new section 2-501.1(b) and is underlined on page one in the attached draft ordinance. The proposed amendment allows a city employee to serve on an advisory board or commission unless that board or commission provides advice to the department for which the city employee works.

The Council may

• Approve the proposed amendment on First Reading,
• Amend the ordinance and approve it; or,
• Disapprove the proposed ordinance.

There is no financial impact from approving or disapproving the proposed ordinance amendment concerning the qualifications for a city employee to serve on an advisory board or commission.

Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing and  approve the attached ordinance on first reading.