REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Board/Commission Resignation (Information Only)
Report
DISCUSSION
This report is to inform the Council of the following resignation from a City commission.
Susan Bremond, who was appointed to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission on July 1, 2017 and serving a term to expire June 30, 2021, has submitted a letter of resignation from the Commission, effective July 1, 2019.
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission vacancy will be included in the upcoming recruitment process for appointments.
EXISTING POLICY
Administrative Policy, Chapter 1, General Management, Article 15, 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.
Administrative Policy, Chapter 1, General Management, Article 15, Section 2, Subdivision 1 provides the following guidelines for the administrative recruitment process:
A. The Office of the City Clerk shall conduct a continuous (year-round) campaign to recruit applicants to fill vacant seats on boards and commissions. The Office of the City Clerk will accept board and commission applications from interested eligible individuals at any time during the year, regardless of whether there are current vacancies or not. These applications will be kept for 12 months and considered as vacancies occur.
B. Staff shall use the following guidelines to conduct board and commission recruitments:
(1) Applicants will be sought from all segments of the community.
(2) All applicants will be required to complete a standard application form and a supplemental questionnaire and file the application with the Office of the City Clerk. Candidates applying for the same board or commission for which they were previously a member do not need to submit a new application. Candidates who were previously a member of a different ...
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