There shall be the following named advisory boards and commissions
which shall have the powers and duties herein stated. In addition,
the City Council may create by ordinance such additional advisory
boards or commissions as in its judgment are required, and may specify
the number of members thereof, their terms and manner of appointment,
and may grant to them such powers and duties as are consistent with
the provisions of this Charter.
The City Council shall include in its annual budget such appropriations
of funds as in its opinion shall be sufficient for the efficient and
proper functioning of such boards and commissions. It also may by
ordinance fix and establish the compensation, if any, to be paid to
members of any such boards or commissions.
The members of each of the board or commissions hereinafter
named in this Article shall be appointed by the City Council from
the qualified electors of the City, shall remain qualified electors
during their term of office, and shall not hold any full time paid
office or employment in the City government. They shall be subject
to removal by motion of the City Council adopted by the affirmative
votes of a majority of the total membership thereof. The members thereof
shall serve for terms of four years and until their respective successors
are appointed and qualified. The terms shall be staggered so that
the number of terms on any such board or commission expiring in any
year shall not differ by more than one from the number of terms expiring
any other year. Such terms shall expire on December thirty first of
the appropriate year. A vacancy occurring before the expiration of
a term shall be filled by appointment for the remainder of the unexpired
term.
(Amended pursuant to election held November
2, 1982)
The members of the boards and commissions holding office when
this Charter takes effect shall continue to hold office thereafter
until their respective terms of office shall expire and until their
successors shall be appointed and qualified. This section shall apply
only to boards or commissions which are continued in existence under
this Charter. If the membership of any board or commission is reduced
or increased by this Charter, the members to be added or eliminated
shall be determined by the City Council. The terms of the members
of any existing board or commission shall be adjusted, if necessary,
to comply with the provisions of this Charter.
As soon as practicable, following the first day of July of every
year, each of such boards and commissions shall organize by electing
one of its members to serve as presiding officer at the pleasure of
the board or commission. All meetings of said boards and commissions
shall be open to the public and all persons shall be permitted to
attend such meetings, except that the provisions of this sentence
shall not apply to executive sessions to consider the appointment,
employment, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee
or to hear complaints or charges against any such officer or employee.
The City Administrator shall designate a recording secretary
for each of such boards and commissions who need not be a member of
such board or commission, and who shall keep a record of its proceedings
and transactions. Each board or commission may prescribe its own rules
and regulations, which shall be subject to the approval of the City
Council. Copies of such rules shall be kept on file in the Office
of the City Clerk where they shall be available for public inspection.
Each member of any such board or commission, and the secretary
thereof, shall have the power to administer oaths and affirmations
in any investigation or proceeding pending before such board or commission.
There shall be a Planning Commission consisting of seven members.
The City Attorney, or one of his assistants or deputies, shall attend
all meeting of the Planning Commission unless excused therefrom. The
Planning Commission shall have the power and duty to:
(a) Recommend to the City Council, after a public hearing thereon, the
adoption, amendment or repeal of a General Plan, or any part thereof,
and any specific or precise plans it may deem advisable for guidance
in the physical development of the City.
(b) Exercise such functions with respect to land subdivisions as shall
be provided by ordinance not inconsistent with the provisions of this
Charter.
(c) Exercise such functions with respect to zoning, buildings, land use,
redevelopment, conservation, proposed public works and related matters
as may be prescribed by ordinance not inconsistent with the provisions
of this Charter.
(d) Perform such other functions not inconsistent with this Charter as
may be delegated to it by the City Council.
(Amended pursuant to election held November
2, 1982)
There shall be a Library Board consisting of five members which
shall be a continuation of the previously existing Board of Library
Trustees, and which shall have the power and duty to:
(a) Make recommendations to the City Council as to policy concerning
the operation and conduct of City Libraries and all Library facilities
for which the City is responsible.
(b) Recommend to the City Council rules and regulations and by-laws for
the administration and protection of such Libraries and Library facilities.
(c) Recommend to the City Council the duties and qualifications of the
Librarian.
(d) Make recommendations on policy concerning the acquisition, disposition,
availability and use of books, journals, reports, maps, publications
and other personal property.
(e) Make recommendations concerning the purchase or lease of real property
and the rental or provision for adequate facilities, buildings or
rooms for Library purposes.
(f) Consider with the Librarian the annual budget for Library purposes
during the process of its preparation and make recommendations with
respect thereto to the City Council and the City Administrator.
(g) Within 60 days after the close of each fiscal year, report to the
City Council on the work, accomplishments and condition of the Libraries
during the preceding fiscal year and on such other matters deemed
expedient by the Library Board.
(h) Exercise such other functions not inconsistent with this Charter
as may be prescribed by ordinance.
There shall be a Board of Civil Service Commissioners consisting
of five members, none of the members of which while a member of said
Board or for a period of one year after he has ceased for any reason
to be a member, shall occupy or be eligible for appointment to any
salaried office of employment in the service of the City. The Board
of Civil Service Commissioners shall have the power and be required
to:
(a) Act in an advisory capacity to the City Council and City Administrator
on personnel administration.
(b) After a public hearing thereon, recommend to the City Council, the
adoption, amendment or repeal of personnel rules and regulations.
(c) Make any investigation upon request of the City Council or upon its
own motion concerning the administration of personnel or conditions
of employment in the municipal service and report its findings to
the City Council and City Administrator.
(d) Hear appeals of any officer or employee under the Civil Service System,
who is suspended, demoted or removed, and report in writing to the
appointing power and City Council, its findings, conclusions, recommendations
and decision thereon, and its decision shall be binding on the appointing
or removing power.
(e) Exercise such functions with respect to personnel or the Civil Service
System, not inconsistent herewith, as may be prescribed by this Charter
or by ordinance.
There shall be a Parks and Recreation Commission consisting
of seven members. Notwithstanding Section 802 of this Charter, the
City Council may, by ordinance, establish a method for transitioning
the former Board of Park Commissioners and the former Recreation Commission
into a combined Parks and Recreation Commission as well as to provide
that one member of the Parks and Recreation Commission may be an individual
residing within the City who is of age 16 years or older to be nominated,
appointed, and to serve in a manner specified by the ordinance adopted
by the City Council. The Parks and Recreation Commission shall have
the power and duty to:
(a) Act in an advisory capacity to the City Council in all matters pertaining
to parks, recreation, beaches, creeks, plazas, parkways, and street
trees.
(b) Consider the annual budget for parks, recreation, beaches, creeks,
plazas, parkways, and street tree purposes during the process of its
preparation and make recommendations with respect thereto to the City
Council and the City Administrator.
(c) Assist in the planning of parks, recreation, beaches, creeks, plazas,
and street trees for the inhabitants of the City, promote and stimulate
public interest therein, and to that end solicit to the fullest extent
possible the cooperation of school authorities and other public and
private agencies interested therein.
(d) Perform such other duties not inconsistent with this Charter as may
be prescribed by ordinance.
(Amended pursuant to election held November
3, 2009)
There shall be a Board of Harbor Commissioners consisting of
seven members which shall have the power and duty to:
(a) Recommend and act in advisory capacity to the City Council in all
matters pertaining to the operation of all vessels and water craft
within the Harbor of the City, the use, control, operation, promotion
and regulation of said Harbor, the construction, improvement, erection,
dredging, maintenance and operation of the said Harbor and all navigable
waters, buildings, structures, wharves, docks, piers, warehouses,
railroads, appliances, utilities and facilities forming a part of
or accessory to or relating to said Harbor or to water commerce, navigation
or fishery in or about said Harbor, as the same may now exist or may
hereafter be extended.
(b) Recommend to the City Council plans, rules and regulations pertaining
to any of the matters listed in (a) above, or to the fixing of rates,
tolls, fees, rents, charges or other payments to be made to or by
the City in connection with the said Harbor or the use or operation
thereof or of anything accessory thereto or connected therewith.
(c) Consider the annual budget for the Harbor Department during the process
of its preparation and make recommendations with respect thereto to
the City Council and City Administrator.
(d) Make recommendations to the City Council regarding the desirable
qualifications and duties of the Harbor Manager or other head of the
Harbor Department.
(e) Make recommendations to the City Council concerning the acquisition,
disposition or repair of equipment, facilities, materials and supplies
relating to the Harbor Department.
(f) Perform such other functions or duties, not inconsistent with this
Charter, as may be prescribed by ordinance.
Notwithstanding Charter Section 802, one member of the Harbor
Commission need not be a qualified elector of the City so long as
he or she is, at the time of appointment, a qualified elector of Santa
Barbara County and remains so qualified while a Commissioner.
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(Amended pursuant to election held November
3, 2009)
There shall be an Airport Commission which shall be responsible
for matters pertaining to management and operation of the Airport
facilities of the City.
The City Council shall, by ordinance, provide for the powers
and duties of the Commission, the number of members, the qualifications
of members and the members' terms of office. All members shall be
appointed by the City Council, but the ordinance may authorize appointment
of members selected by other public entities. Notwithstanding Section
802 of this Charter, the members of the Commission need not be electors
of the City, and may be non-residents.
Notwithstanding other sections of this Charter, the Council
may, by ordinance, grant to the Commission the power and duty to manage
and operate the Airport including: (1) the selection and appointment
of employees; (2) the execution of leases; (3) the construction, improvement,
erection, maintenance and operation of all buildings, structures,
accessories, equipment, utilities, appliances, materials and supplies
related to said Airport and; (4) the acquisition of, disposition of
or repair of facilities, equipment and supplies related to the Airport.
The Council may, by ordinance, authorize the Commission to promulgate
rules and regulations related to operation and maintenance of the
Airport, including the fixing of rates, tolls, fees, rents, charges
or other payments to be made to or by the City in connection with
the Airport. However, all matters required to be accomplished by ordinance
shall be submitted to the City Council for approval and adoption.
(Amended pursuant to election held November
5, 1974)
There shall be a Board of Water Commissioners consisting of
five members which shall have the power and duty to:
(a) Recommend and act in an advisory capacity to the City Council in
all matters pertaining to the management, extension and operation
of the Water Department and water facilities of the City, as the same
may now or hereafter exist, including the development, production,
distribution and use of water, the construction, improvement, erection,
installation, maintenance and operation of all buildings, dams, reservoirs,
structures, accessories, equipment, utilities, appliances and facilities
relating to the said Water Department and water facilities thereof.
(b) Recommend to the City Council plans, rules and regulations pertaining
to any of the matters listed in (a) above, or to the fixing of rates,
tolls, fees, rents, charges or other payments to be made to or by
the City in connection with said Water Department or water system
or the use or operation thereof or of anything accessory thereto or
connected therewith including the distribution, use and consumption
of water.
(c) Consider the annual budget for the Water Department during the process
of its preparation and make recommendations with respect thereto to
the City Council and City Administrator.
(d) Make recommendations to the City Council regarding the desirable
qualifications and duties of the Superintendent of Water Works, or
other head of the Water Department.
(e) Make recommendations to the City Council concerning the acquisition,
disposition or repair of equipment, facilities, equipment and supplies
relating to the Water Department or water system.
(f) Perform such other functions or duties, not inconsistent with this
Charter, as may be prescribed by ordinance.
There shall be an Architectural Board of Review composed of
seven members. At least two members of such Board shall be licensed
architects, and at least three other members shall possess professional
experience in related fields, including, but not limited to, landscape
architecture, building design, structural engineering or industrial
design. Notwithstanding Charter Section 802, three members of the
Architectural Board of Review need not be qualified electors of the
City at the time of their appointment so long as they are qualified
electors of Santa Barbara County and remain so qualified during their
terms on the Board. Four members shall constitute a quorum, one of
which shall be an architect. The Board shall have the power and duty
to:
(a) Review and approve, conditionally approve or disapprove all applications
for a building permit for the erection or exterior alteration of any
type, nature or kind of building, structure or sign that may be specified
by ordinance as requiring such action within any area, district or
zone of the City, except for those applications subject to review
by the Historic Landmarks Commission. Any application for a building
permit, except for those applications subject to review by the Historic
Landmarks Commission, for the erection or exterior alteration of any
such type, nature or kind of building, structure or sign within any
such area, district or zone shall be referred to said Board before
issuance, together with plans, elevations and site plans therefor.
Any applicant may appeal in writing to the City Council from any action
or decision of the Architectural Board of Review, whereupon the City
Council may approve, conditionally approve or disapprove such application,
and the decision of the City Council shall be final. No such building
permit shall be issued except in accordance with the approval of the
Architectural Board of Review, or on appeal of the City Council. The
City Council shall, by ordinance consistent with this Charter, implement
the provisions of this section, including those ordinance provisions
deemed necessary to properly transition the Board from nine members
to seven members.
(b) Consider and be guided by in approving, conditionally approving or
disapproving any such application or permit, the protection and preservation
as nearly as is practicable of the natural charm and beauty of the
area in which the City is located and the historical style, qualities
and characteristics of the buildings, structures and architectural
features associated with and established by its long, illustrious
and distinguished past.
(c) Perform such other functions or duties, not inconsistent with this
Charter, as may be prescribed by ordinance.
(Amended pursuant to elections held November
2, 1982; November 2, 1993; November 3, 2009)
See Section 1101 of this Charter.
There shall be a Board of Fire and Police Commissioners composed
of five members. The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners shall
have the following powers and duties:
(a) Act in an advisory capacity to the City Council and City Administrator
in all matters relating to efficient and adequate Fire and Police
protection for the City of Santa Barbara.
(b) Recommend to the City Council and City Administrator rules and regulations
concerning the operation and conduct of the Fire and Police Departments.
(c) Consider with the Chiefs of the respective Fire and Police Departments
an annual budget of such Departments and make recommendations with
respect thereto to the City Council and City Administrator.
(d) Recommend to the City Administrator and City Council appointments
to the offices of Fire Chief and Chief of Police.
(e) Exercise such other functions, powers and duties not inconsistent
with this Charter as may be prescribed by ordinance.
There shall be an Historic Landmarks Commission consisting of
nine members. Commission members shall have demonstrated knowledge
of the history and architecture of the City of Santa Barbara. Notwithstanding
Section 802 of this Charter, up to four members of the Commission
need not be electors of the City, and may be non-residents. At least
two members shall be licensed architects, one member shall be a professional
architectural historian, and one member shall be a licensed landscape
architect. In addition, there shall be one or more members who may
not qualify for the above categories and who shall represent the public
at large.
The Historic Landmarks Commission shall have the power and duty
to:
(a) Recommend to the City Council that certain structures, natural features,
sites or areas having historic, architectural, archaeological, cultural
or aesthetic significance be designated as a Landmark;
(b) Designate certain structures or objects having historic, architectural,
archaeological, cultural or aesthetic significance as Structures of
Merit;
(c) Review and approve, disapprove, or approve with conditions, plans
for exterior alteration, demolition, relocation, moving, or construction
of or on: (1) any structures or real property within El Pueblo Viejo
Landmark District, (2) any structures or real property within any
designated Landmark District, (3) any additional property authorized
by action of the City Council; (4) a designated Landmark. The area
described in Section 22.22.100 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code
as it exists at the time of this amendment shall comprise El Pueblo
Viejo Landmark District. Its boundaries may be expanded by the City
Council through the adoption of appropriate ordinances. Any applicant
may appeal in writing to the City Council from any action or decision
of the Historic Landmarks Commission, whereupon the City Council may
approve, conditionally approve or disapprove such application and
the decision of the City Council shall be final. Any structure, natural
feature, site or area owned or leased by any public entity shall not
be subject to the provisions of this Section with the exception of
those owned or leased by the City unless the City Council determines
in its discretion that such review is unnecessary;
(d) Perform such other functions or duties, not inconsistent with this
Charter, as may be prescribed by ordinance.
(Approved by election held November 2, 1993)