City commissions shall consist of seven members. Members of
City commissions shall be appointed by the City Council. At the time
of his or her appointment, and during his or her tenure of office,
each commission member shall reside within the City. Provided under
exceptional circumstances and at the discretion of the City Council,
one member of each commission may reside up to one quarter mile outside
of the City limits.
(14-07)
The terms of members appointed after the effective date of this
section shall, at the sole discretion of the City Council, be for
up to four years and until their respective successors are appointed
and take office. All terms shall expire on August 31st of the year
established by the City Council when the appointment was made.
(99-09)
Meetings of all commissions shall be at a stated time and in
a public place.
(Prior code §2.17-1)
The City Council shall establish policies and procedures for
appointing and removing commissioners. Said policies and procedures
may be amended from time to time as determined by the City Council.
(Prior code § 2.21; 95-06)
A commission member may be reimbursed for the costs of attending
a conference or meeting in accordance with such policies as may be
adopted by the City Council.
(Prior code § 2.23)
City commissions shall be advisory to the City Council, except
that a commission may make a final decision on a matter delegated
to it by law, subject to appeal to the City Council. When making recommendations
or decisions on matters before a commission, each commission should
weigh the environmental ramifications such an action may have. All
decisions and/or recommendations shall be predicated upon the goals
and policies contained in the City's general plan and address the
unique characteristics of the City through the preservation of neighborhood
preservation, quality of life and economic vitality.
(Prior code § 2.24; 95-06)
City commissions shall be advisory to the City Manager on administrative
matters.
(Prior code § 2.25)
The City Manager or his or her representative shall attend commission
meetings but shall serve in an advisory capacity only and shall have
no voting rights.
(Prior code § 2.25-1)
A member is bound by the provisions of the
Government Code relating
to non-contractual conflicts of interest. In addition to the requirements
of such code, a member shall disclose any direct or indirect personal
financial interest in any matter coming before the Commission on which
he or she serves and the secretary shall record this disclosure. He
or she shall refrain from participating in any discussion of the matter,
except that he or she may temporarily leave his or her seat as a commission
member and present a case on behalf of a client, and he or she shall
abstain from voting on the matter.
(Prior code § 2.22)