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Agenda Item 16.

City Council Meeting

Meeting Date:	10/02/2018
FROM:	Bill Gallardo

Subject:

Review of Appointment and Removal Process for Council Appointed Commissioners and Revised Code of Conduct for City Council

RECOMMENDATION

City Council to select one of the drafted ordinances regarding new procedures for appointment and removal of Council appointed commissioners.

Council also to review and approve the revised Code of Conduct for City Council, which includes the changes to section, “Council Conduct with Commissions, Committees and Boards”.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION

In previous meetings, City Council has discussed current procedures for appointment and removal of Council appointed commissioners. At the 9/4/18 Council Meeting, discussion ensued regarding amending the procedures for appointment and removal of Planning Commissioners, specifically. As a result, two drafted versions of ordinances to revise Brea Municipal Code Chapter 2.16 have been provided:

Option 1 “Limited Nominations” and Option 2 “Universal Nominations”.

Additionally, at a prior City Council Study Session, Council discussed the difference in process for removal of a commissioner found in the Code of Conduct for City Council and the Brea Municipal Code. As a follow-up to this discussion, a draft of the revised section, “Council Conduct with Commissions, Committees and Boards” in the Code of Conduct for City Council is attached, along with the redline version. This revision updates the commissioner removal process.

Options for Consideration:
Two options for ordinances to revise Brea Municipal Code Chapter 2.16 were drafted for Council consideration. Please see the summarized options below, along with the corresponding attachments:

Option 1: “Limited Nominations” – City Council interviews all Planning Commission applicants. Council approves Planning Commissioner appointments by majority vote without nominations by individual Council Members. Removal of Planning Commissioners would be done via majority vote of the Council.
The appointment procedure of non-Planning Commissioners would remain unchanged. Removal of non-Planning Commissioners would require a majority vote that must include the vote of the Council Member who nominated the commissioner.
Option 2: “Universal Nominations” – City Council interviews all Planning Commission applicants and each Council Member nominates an applicant for appointment. Council appoints nominated applicants by a majority vote. Removal of Planning Commissioners would require a majority vote of the Council that must include the vote of the Council Member who nominated the commissioner.
The appointment procedure of non-Planning Commissioners would remain unchanged. Removal of a member of any commission would require a Council majority vote that must include the vote of the Council Member who nominated the commissioner.

Code of Conduct for City Council
Additionally, the revised section, “Council Conduct with Commissions, Committees and Boards” in the Code of Conduct for City Council regarding the above changes is attached for Council review and approval. The redline version is also attached.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:

William Gallardo, City Manager
Prepared by: Melissa Davis, Management Analyst I

Attachments
Limited Nominations
Universal Nominations
Revised Code of Conduct
Redline Code of Conduct