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COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO - (03/16/10 & 03/23/10) <br /> ti <br /> DEPARTMENT: City Clerk and Legal <br /> AGENDA ITEM: Consideration of recommendations from the Council subcommittee <br /> reviewing Board/Commission appointment procedures <br /> Approved By: Date: <br /> Department Head: Liz Burke, City Clerk & Gary Kidd, City Attorney 03/11/2010 <br /> Finance Director: Mark Woodfill <br /> City Manager: Steve Norwood e7. <br /> _ ', 7 <br /> 1 <br /> Summary <br /> The Council subcommittee that has been reviewing the process used for <br /> board/commission appointments is making recommendations for consideration by the <br /> full Council. <br /> Background <br /> Earlier this year a Council subcommittee, made up of Councilwoman Linn (Chairman) <br /> and Councilmen Hanna and Lamerson, began review of the current process used in <br /> appointing members to the City's various boards and commissions. Changes were <br /> recommended to the application used by those interested in serving on the <br /> boards/commissions and a copy of the revised application is attached. <br /> To begin the review process a table was developed that indicates by what authority <br /> each of the boards/commissions was established, their length of terms, the process <br /> used for selection of chairman/vice chairman and how changes would need to be made. <br /> This table is attached for your information. <br /> Once the full Council has an opportunity to discuss the proposed changes and other <br /> issues which may arise, and comes to an agreement on what changes are to be made, <br /> the appropriate resolutions and/or ordinances will be prepared and brought back to <br /> Council for action. <br /> As shown on the attached table, the types of boards/commissions are broken into three <br /> basic categories: Standing Committees, Committees established by City Code and <br /> those established in Statutes. Standing Committees are authorized through Section 1- <br /> 13-6 of the Prescott City Code to be established via a resolution. Any changes to their <br /> establishment must also be done via resolution. Those boards/commissions establish in <br /> the City Code have been created through the adoption of its respective ordinance, as <br /> authorized by Article V of the Prescott City Charter, as well as Arizona Revised Statutes <br /> to boards and committees would require adoption of ordinance amendments <br /> The recommended changes are as follows: <br /> 1 <br />