REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Board/Commission Resignation (Information Only)
Report
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
This report is to inform the Council of the following resignation from a City commission.
José Léon, who was appointed to a term on the Human Relations Commission on May 16, 2023, and scheduled to serve a term to expire June 30, 2026, has submitted a letter of resignation from the Commission, effective February 14, 2024.
Administrative Policy, Chapter 1, General Management, Article 15 Boards and Commissions, Section 2, Subdivision 8 states that when a resignation letter is received, staff shall prepare an Information Only Report to Council that indicates the resignation(s) and specifies the process that staff recommends to fill the new vacancy.
The Human Relations Commission vacancy will be promoted with the current recruitment process for May 2024 appointments. The application deadline for this recruitment is April 25, 2024, at 4:00 p.m., with interviews on May 13 and 14, 2024, and appointments on May 21, 2024.
With these resignations, the May 2024 recruitment includes the following vacancies:
• Arts Commission (one vacancy)
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (two vacancies)
• Board of Library Trustees (two vacancies)
• Heritage Preservation Commission (two vacancies)
• Housing and Human Services Commission (two vacancies)
• Human Relations Commission (two vacancies)
• Parks and Recreation Commission (one vacancy)
• Personnel Board (one vacancy*)
• Planning Commission (two vacancies)
• Sustainability Commission (two vacancies)
*No nominations were received for this Employee-Nominated seat on the Personnel Board. Council may directly appoint to fill this vacancy.
EXISTING POLICY
Administrative Policy, Chapter 1, General Management, Article 15 Boards and Commissions
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council meeting agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board at City Hall, at the Sunnyvale Public Library and in the Department of Public Safety Lobby. In addition, the agenda and this report are available at the NOVA Workforce Services reception desk located on the first floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive Avenue (during normal business hours), and on the City's website.
Staff
Prepared by: David Carnahan, City Clerk
Reviewed by: Sarah Johnson-Rios, Assistant City Manager
Approved by: Kent Steffens, City Manager