Note: Prior code history: Prior
code §§ 1-3.32.05, 1-3.32.10, 1-3.32.15, 1-3.32.20, 1-3.32.25,
1-3.32.30, 1-3.32.35, 1-3.32.40, 1-3.32.45, 1-3.32.50, 1-3.32.55,
1-3.32.60; Ords. 1418, 1507, 1674, 1768, 1785.
There is created a human services
commission ("commission") originally established by Resolution 76-21.
(Ord. 1819 §
1, 2001)
The duties of the human services commission shall include the
following:
A. Develop a commission workplan to be provided to the city council
for consideration during the budget process. The workplan should be
based on the goals and strategies outlined in the ONE Pleasanton Strategic
Plan as well as the role of the commission.
B. Review and recommend policies to the city council related to the
human service needs of the community. Emphasis will be given to the
human services needs of the socially and economically disadvantaged,
the elderly, and youth.
C. Seasonally, review and advise city staff on programs and service
plans related to human service needs of the community and provide
feedback on the evaluation metrics at workplan's completion.
D. Advise the city council on services and capital projects related
to the Eastern Alameda County Human Services Needs Assessment.
E. As community leaders, be aware of and identify human service needs
and related feedback from the community and advocate for those community
needs.
F. Review and evaluate requests from human service providers for financial
assistance, endorsements, grants, and other types of assistance; make
recommendations to the city council regarding such requests.
G. Serve as liaison between the city and other regional human service
providers, including, but not limited to: local municipalities, local
nonprofits, Alameda County, state, and national agencies.
(Ord. 1819 §
1, 2001; Ord. 2278, 5/7/2024)
A. The commission shall have seven commissioners, including one youth
member (collectively the "commissioners"), all of whom shall be residents
of the city.
B. The commissioners shall be selected from the community at large.
The youth member shall be the minimum age of a high school freshman.
The commissioners, shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to ratification
by the city council as provided in the adopted city council resolution
establishing procedures for appointments to boards and commissions.
C. Commissioners are eligible to participate in all discussions of the
commission.
D. Commissioners shall be compensated as established by city council
resolution.
(Ord. 1819 §
1, 2001; Ord. 1851 § 1, 2002; Ord. 1887 § 1, 2003; Ord. 1901 § 1, 2004; Ord. 2059 § 1, 2013; Ord.
2202 § 1, 2019; Ord. 2278, 5/7/2024)
Commissioners shall be eligible to serve a maximum term of eight
years with two four-year terms, except
A. The youth member shall be eligible to serve a two-year term.
B. The term of a commissioner shall be consistent with and subject to
city council resolution concerning limiting service on boards and
commissions.
(Ord. 1819 §
1, 2001; Ord. 1901, 2004; Ord. 2059 § 1, 2013; Ord. 2278, 5/7/2024)
A. Persons appointed to the commission shall
continue to serve as members of the commission except when:
1. The commissioner's term of office on the
commission expires;
2. The commissioner voluntarily resigns from
the commission;
3. The commissioner is absent from one-third of the regular meetings within a six month period as provided in subsection
C of this section;
4. The commissioner fails to maintain a primary
residence in the city;
5. The commissioner is employed by the city
in a capacity related to the duties of the commission.
B. The secretary of the commission shall inform
the council when any of the above occurs.
C. The following procedures shall apply to
termination of office as a result of absences from commission meetings:
1. At the end of each six-month period, the
secretary of the commission shall report the attendance record of
each member of the commission to the city manager, who shall transmit
the record to the city council.
2. The city manager shall notify, in writing,
any commissioner who has been absent from one-third or more of the
regular meetings during the course of a six-month period and request
that the commissioner submit, in writing, to the city council the
reasons for the absences.
3. The city council shall determine if the
commissioner's reasons for the absences were justified. If the city
council determines that the reasons for the failure of the member
to attend the meetings in question were not justified, the city council
shall terminate the term of office of the commissioner and declare
the office vacant.
4. If the city council declares such office
vacant, the city clerk shall notify the commissioner that the commissioner's
term has been officially terminated.
(Ord. 1819 §
1, 2001)
Vacancies shall be filled as provided
in the city council resolution establishing procedures for appointments
to city boards and commissions.
(Ord. 1819 §
1, 2001)
A. Commissioners shall meet in regular session
and elect a chairperson and vice chairperson. The election shall be
by a majority vote of the commission, to be held in December of each
year. The term of service for these offices shall be one year, beginning
in January of each year. No commissioner shall serve more than two
consecutive full terms as chairperson of the commission.
B. The commission shall conduct its meetings
and business in accordance with the Pleasanton city council's adopted
"rules and operating procedures," as said rules and procedures may
be amended from time to time.
C. The chairperson shall:
2. Appoint commissioners as needed to serve
on subcommittees, ad hoc committees, and as representatives on other
boards and commissions; and
D. The vice chairperson shall perform in the
absence of the chairperson.
E. The city manager shall appoint a city employee
to serve as staff liaison who shall also serve as secretary to the
commission. The staff liaison/secretary to the commission shall keep
true and accurate accounts of all action of the commission.
(Ord. 1819 §
1, 2001; Ord. 1887 § 2, 2003)
A. Regular meetings shall be held at least six times per year on the
first Wednesday of each month at a time and place set by the commission.
The commission may approve an alternate meeting date.
B. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson or by a majority
of the commissioners, the city manager, and/or the city council provided
written notice is given 48 hours in advance of the special meeting
to the following: each commissioner, local newspapers of general circulation,
and anyone filing written request for notice with the city Clerk.
Notice of meetings shall comply in all respects with Section 54950
et seq., of the
Government Code, known commonly as the Ralph M. Brown
Act.
C. All meetings shall be open to the public and shall follow a prepared
agenda. Minutes of all meetings shall be kept and filed with the city
Clerk.
D. Four commissioners allowed to vote need to be present to constitute
a quorum and a vote to approve or deny shall only occur upon a majority
vote of the commissioners present who are allowed to vote.
(Ord. 1819 §
1, 2001; Ord. 2059 § 1, 2013; Ord. 2278, 5/7/2024)