Chapter 2.35
CITY COMMISSIONS, BOARDS, COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES

Sections:

2.35.010    Purpose and scope.

2.35.020    Effect of a vacancy on the city council on appointments.

2.35.030    Termination date for at-large appointments.

2.35.040    One seat limitation.

2.35.010 Purpose and scope.

A.    The purpose of this chapter is to set forth general provisions governing appointments by members of the city council to any city commissions, boards, councils and/or committees. The provisions of this chapter shall govern over any other provisions contained in the Folsom Municipal Code that pertain to the appointments to such entities.

B.    The provisions of this chapter apply to all appointments made pursuant to Sections 4.05 through 4.07, inclusive, of the Charter of the city of Folsom, and also to any appointments made by the mayor, the vice mayor or any councilmember pursuant to authority vested by the Charter, the Folsom Municipal Code, or any resolution adopted by the city council. (Ord. 920 (part), 2000)

2.35.020 Effect of a vacancy on the city council on appointments.

A.    Definitions:

1.    “Former member of the Folsom city council” means only a member of the Folsom city council who leaves a seat on the city council by any of the means described in Section 2.08(A) of the Charter (i.e., through death, resignation, removal from office, or forfeiture of office as further specified in Section 2.08 of the Charter).

2.    “Vacant” or “vacancy” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(A) of the Charter.

B.    Notwithstanding any other provision of the Folsom Municipal Code, if a seat on the Folsom city council becomes vacant at any time on or after April 1, 2000, any person appointed by the former member of the Folsom city council to a city commission, board, council or committee, shall retain that appointment until the vacancy on the city council is filled in the manner required by law. (Ord. 920 (part), 2000)

2.35.030 Termination date for at-large appointments.

A.    Definition: An “at-large appointment” is an appointment made by a majority vote of the city council or an appointment made by the mayor with the approval of the city council.

B.    Notwithstanding any other provision of the Folsom Municipal Code and except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the terms of all at-large appointments (except appointments to the historic district commission) shall expire on the date of the first regularly scheduled meeting of the city council in December of the even-numbered year in which the specific at-large term is scheduled to expire.

Terms for the landscaping and lighting district advisory committee will be four years, with the exception of appointments occurring in year 2005. The terms for representatives appointed in 2005 shall be in accordance with Section 16.56.030.

C.    Except as otherwise provided herein, the members of the historic district commission shall be appointed to serve for two-year terms. Four commission members’ terms (members filling the seats designated in Section 17.52.020(D), (E) and (F)) shall expire on the date of the first regularly scheduled meeting of the city council in December of even-numbered years, and three commission member terms (members filling the seats designated in Section 17.52.020(A), (B) and (C) shall expire on the date of the first regularly scheduled meeting of the city council in December of odd-numbered years.

D.    If an at-large seat becomes vacant at any time after an appointment but before expiration of the term, the city council, or the mayor with the approval of the city council (depending on the appointment requirements of the specific committee, board, council or committee), shall make an appointment for the remainder of the term. (Ord. 1030 § 3, 2005; Ord. 964 § 2, 2002; Ord. 940 § 2 (part), 2001)

2.35.040 One seat limitation.

No person may hold more than one appointed commission, board, council or committee seat at a time. This one-seat limitation shall not apply to: (1) commission, board, council or committee members who are appointed to other commissions, boards, councils or committees as a result of, or by virtue of, their status as a member of a particular commission, committee, board or council; or (2) membership on ad hoc committees. (Ord. 940 § 2 (part), 2001)