Agenda No. 6.
CITY COUNCIL MEMORANDUM
| City Council Meeting: | June 7, 2022 |
| Department: | City Secretary |
| Subject: | Ordinance No. 22-M-20 - Consideration and/or action adopting and amending an Ordinance by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas setting dates for the end of terms of volunteer members on City Boards, Commissions, and Committees, and requiring new applicants wishing to serve or fill a vacancy be interviewed by the Interview Committee. Repealing all ordinances or resolutions or parts of an ordinances or resolutions in conflict with this ordinance; and providing an effective date. (Final Reading) (Interview Committee/S. Edmondson/B. Dennis) |
BACKGROUND
Currently, with Ordinance 12-M-33, all Boards, Commissions and Committees have May 31st expiration term date. If a current volunteer wished to continuing serving on a Board, Commission or Committee, their reappointment was approved without going through an interview process.
The Interview Committee met on March 21st, 2022 to discuss all the Boards, Commissions Committees: May 31st expiration term date. The Interview Committee recommends changing the Boards, Commissions, and Committees to a different ending term date. The Boards, Commissions and Committees will have an expiration term ending date of either: June 30th, September 30th or March 31st.
Originally this Ordinance under Section 2 stated that Citizens who apply to volunteer on City of Schertz Boards, Commissions or Committees will have an opportunity to be interviewed when yearly terms expire. After further review, staff recommends that Section 2 be revised to "that Citizens who apply to volunteer on City of Schertz Boards, Commissions or Committees will have an opportunity to be interviewed by the Interview Committee." With this language change it would allow the Interview Committee to meet to fill vacancies as they arise.
The Interview Committee met on March 21st, 2022 to discuss all the Boards, Commissions Committees: May 31st expiration term date. The Interview Committee recommends changing the Boards, Commissions, and Committees to a different ending term date. The Boards, Commissions and Committees will have an expiration term ending date of either: June 30th, September 30th or March 31st.
Originally this Ordinance under Section 2 stated that Citizens who apply to volunteer on City of Schertz Boards, Commissions or Committees will have an opportunity to be interviewed when yearly terms expire. After further review, staff recommends that Section 2 be revised to "that Citizens who apply to volunteer on City of Schertz Boards, Commissions or Committees will have an opportunity to be interviewed by the Interview Committee." With this language change it would allow the Interview Committee to meet to fill vacancies as they arise.
GOAL
With community interest on serving on a City of Schertz Board, Commission or Committee, the Boards, Commissions, and Committees will have different expiration dates.
COMMUNITY BENEFIT
Citizens who apply to volunteer on City of Schertz Boards, Commissions or Committees will have an opportunity to be interviewed.
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff recommends approval of Ordinance No. 22-M-20 with the change to Section 2.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of Ordinance 22-M-20 with the change to Section 2.