Chapter 3.20
EDUCATION/SCHOOLS ADVISORY COMMISSION
Sections:
3.20.010 Established – Composition.
3.20.020 Appointment.
3.20.030 Terms of office.
3.20.040 Compensation – Expenditures.
3.20.050 Removal or vacancy of members.
3.20.060 Officers – Staff liaison.
3.20.070 Meetings.
3.20.080 Rules – Mission statement.
3.20.090 Quorum.
3.20.100 Report to council.
3.20.110 Absence from meeting.
3.20.010 Established – Composition.
A city education/schools advisory commission is established. The commission shall consist of at least nine (but not more than 13) members. (Ord. 795 § 1, 2005; 1991 code § 2-41.1)
3.20.020 Appointment.
The members of the commission shall be appointed by a majority vote of the city council on the recommendation of the council’s interview and nominating committee. All members must reside in one of the two middle school attendance areas – Valley View Middle School or Pleasant Hill Middle School. All members must have resided in these school attendance areas for at least one year. Members need not be Pleasant Hill residents to qualify. (Ord. 795 § 1, 2005; 1991 code § 2-41.2)
3.20.030 Terms of office.
The term of office of each member shall be four years. (Ord. 795 § 1, 2005; 1991 code § 2-41.3)
3.20.040 Compensation – Expenditures.
All members shall serve without compensation. The commission may not employ consultants or incur other expenditures without prior approval of the city council. (Ord. 795 § 1, 2005; 1991 code § 2-41.4)
3.20.050 Removal or vacancy of members.
A member of the commission may be removed by a majority vote of the council. A vacancy is filled in the same manner as the original appointment. A person appointed to fill a vacancy serves for the remainder of the unexpired term. (Ord. 795 § 1, 2005; 1991 code § 2-41.5)
3.20.060 Officers – Staff liaison.
A. The commission shall elect a chair and vice-chair from among its members. The chair shall serve for a term of one year and until the successor of each is elected.
B. The city manager shall designate an employee of the city to serve as staff liaison to the commission for the purpose of recording minutes of commission proceedings, maintaining a continuity of records and assisting with community outreach. (Ord. 795 § 1, 2005; 1991 code § 2-41.6)
3.20.070 Meetings.
The commission shall meet at least once monthly for the purposes set forth in PHMC § 3.20.020. Meetings may be held at city hall or at various Pleasant Hill schools with the approval of the Mt. Diablo School District. (Ord. 795 § 1, 2005; 1991 code § 2-41.7)
3.20.080 Rules – Mission statement.
The commission shall adopt rules and procedures for the orderly conduct of its business. The commission shall also prepare a mission statement identifying the purpose and focus of the commission. The mission statement shall be approved by resolution of the city council. (Ord. 795 § 1, 2005; 1991 code § 2-41.8)
3.20.090 Quorum.
Five members of the commission constitute a quorum for the transaction of business if there are nine appointed members. If there are more than nine appointed members, the quorum for the transaction of business shall be a majority of the appointed members. (Ord. 795 § 1, 2005; 1991 code § 2-41.9)
3.20.100 Report to council.
The commission shall report to the city council at least once per year on the activities and actions of the commission. The report may be presented orally during a regular council meeting as part of the published agenda business. (Ord. 795 § 1, 2005; 1991 code § 2-41.10)
3.20.110 Absence from meeting.
A. If a member of the commission is absent without cause from three successive regular meetings of the commission, the office becomes vacant automatically. The commission shall immediately notify the council of the vacancy.
B. A member is not absent without cause if his or her absence is due to illness or is unavoidable, and the member gives written notice to the chair or staff liaison before the date of the meeting that he or she will be absent and the reason for the absence. (Ord. 795 § 1, 2005; 1991 code § 2-41.11)