REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Consider Amendment of Council Action Previously Taken on October 17, 2017 Regarding the 2017/18 Charter Review Committee Recruitment and Appointment Process
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
On October 17, 2017, Council took action to establish the total number of members of the Charter Review Committee to be 11 members and appoint them via the recruitment and appointment process similar to the City's boards and commissions (Attachment 1).
Recruitment has been conducted to receive applications from residents interested in serving on the 2017/18 Charter Review Committee. The application deadline was set as November 17, 2017. Applications were received from 15 qualified applicants before the deadline; one additional application was received after the deadline. Council interviews of applicants were scheduled to be held December 5, 2017, and appointments to the Committee scheduled for December 12, 2017.
Mayor Hendricks has requested consideration of amending the Charter Review Committee selection process to provide for the City Council to review the applications and make the selection of Charter Review members based on the review of the applications submitted rather than a formal Council interview process.
EXISTING POLICY
The Council has complete flexibility in establishing a Charter Review Committee, including but not limited to number of members and appointment process.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Establishing and appointing a Charter Review Committee is not a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5) in that it is a governmental, organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall, at the Sunnyvale Senior Center, Community Center and Department ...
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