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10.A.
City Council Meeting - FINAL
Meeting Date:
10/04/2016
From:
Stacy Saltzburg, Deputy City Clerk

Information

TITLE:

Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2016-33:  A resolution of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona, repealing Resolution No. 2014-37 which adopted the 2014 Board and Commission Members' Rules and Operations Manual, and adopting the 2016 Board and Commission Members' Rules and Operations Manual

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

1) Read Resolution No. 2016-33 by tittle only
2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2016-33 by title only (if approved above)
3) Adopt Resolution No. 2016-33

Executive Summary:

Attached is a copy of the current Board and Commission Members' Rules and Operations Manual which was approved by the City Council in October 2014. Based on prior discussions, the proposed changes have been added and are indicated in red with strikethroughs and underlines; sections needing Council direction are highlighted in YELLOW.

The proposed changes include:
  • Various editing and clean up items were addressed.
  • Quasi-Judicial Hearing section was added.
  • Clarification of seated commissioners applying for service on another board or commission.
  • Update of the training sections to now include the online training opportunities.
  • Removal of the Rules of Procedure section; this has been replaced with Appendix C (Rules of Procedure for the Flagstaff City Council).
  • Addition of the Council appointment process.
The section regarding Board and Commission Member Appointment Process needs clarification from Council. The section addresses how Councilmembers are rotated to make appointments; however, there has been no direction about what happens if the Councilmember makes a recommendation that does not pass, they choose not to make another recommendation, or if the list of applicants is exhausted. Staff has provided the following options that Council may wish to consider:
 
The assigned Councilmember will make a motion to appoint their selected individual for the City Council to vote upon for possible approval. Should the motion not pass, the assigned Councilmember may select another applicant for possible approval. This process may continue until an applicant is successfully approved. If the assigned Councilmember chooses not to make another motion...
 
OPTION A - another member of the Council may make a motion to appoint.
OPTION B - the next Councilmember on the rotating list may make a motion to appoint.
 
In the event that the list of applicants is exhausted, the appointment will be postponed until additional applications are received.

Financial Impact:

No impact.

Connection to Council Goal and/or Regional Plan:

There is no Council goal that specifically addresses Boards and Commissions; however, boards and commissions do provide input and recommendations based on City Council goals that may pertain to the board or commission work plan.

Has There Been Previous Council Decision on This:

Several work session meetings and Council discussions have been had over the last year to address updates to Boards and Commissions. The proposed updates to the manual capture the direction given by Council at those times.

Options and Alternatives:

1) Select option A or B above and adopt the resolution
2) Amend the resolution by making further changes to the Manual
3) Not adopt the resolution

Community Involvement:

Inform

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