Chapter 3.30
REDEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION
Sections:
3.30.010 Established – Composition – Appointments.
3.30.020 Purpose.
3.30.030 Terms of office.
3.30.040 Compensation – Expenditures.
3.30.050 Removal or vacancy of members.
3.30.060 Officers – Staff liaison.
3.30.070 Meetings.
3.30.080 Rules.
3.30.090 Quorum.
3.30.100 Report to agency.
3.30.110 Absence from meeting.
3.30.010 Established – Composition – Appointments.
A. Established. A redevelopment advisory commission (RAC) is established.
B. Composition. The commission shall consist of nine voting members. At least five of the members shall be qualified electors of the city. It is preferred, but not required, that four of the members reside, be employed or own property in a redevelopment project area established by the redevelopment agency.
C. Appointments. 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. (Ord. 805 § 1, 2005)
3.30.020 Purpose.
The purpose of the commission is to act as a reviewing and advisory body to the Pleasant Hill redevelopment agency in connection with any redevelopment activity of that agency.
The commission shall perform additional duties as directed by the redevelopment agency. (Ord. 805 § 1, 2005)
3.30.030 Terms of office.
The term of office of each member shall be four years. (Ord. 805 § 1, 2005)
3.30.040 Compensation – Expenditures.
All members shall serve without compensation. The commission may not employ consultants or incur other expenditures without prior approval of the redevelopment agency. (Ord. 805 § 1, 2005)
3.30.050 Removal or vacancy of members.
A member of the commission may be removed by a majority vote of the agency. 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. 805 § 1, 2005)
3.30.060 Officers – Staff liaison.
A. Officers. The commission shall elect a chair and vice-chair from among its members. Each officer shall serve for a term of one year and until the successor of each is elected.
B. Staff liaison. The executive director of the redevelopment agency shall designate employees of the city to serve as staff liaison and secretary to the commission for the purpose of recording minutes of commission proceedings, maintaining a continuity of records and assisting with community outreach. (Ord. 805 § 1, 2005)
3.30.070 Meetings.
The commission shall meet at least once monthly (except for one combined November/December meeting) for the purposes set forth in PHMC § 3.30.020. Meetings shall be held at City Hall at 7:00 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month, except that the November/December meeting shall be held on the first Thursday of December. These regular and any special meetings shall be conducted in conformance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, Government Code section 54950 and following. (Ord. 805 § 1, 2005)
3.30.080 Rules.
The commission shall adopt rules and procedures for the orderly conduct of its business, and shall keep a public record of its resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations. (Ord. 805 § 1, 2005)
3.30.090 Quorum.
A quorum is required for the transaction of official business. Five members of the commission constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (Ord. 805 § 1, 2005)
3.30.100 Report to agency.
The commission shall report to the redevelopment agency at least once per year on the activities and actions of the commission. The report may be presented orally during a regular agency meeting as part of the published agenda business. (Ord. 805 § 1, 2005)
3.30.110 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 agency 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 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. 805 § 1, 2005)