Chapter 2.40
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS – GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections:
2.40.120 Effect of tie votes as a result of absences.
2.40.010 Attendance.
Attendance by members at the regular and special meetings of all boards, commissions, and advisory or assisting groups of the city (hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as “commissions” or “commission” and their members referred to as “commissioners” or “commissioner”) appointed by the city council now in existence, or hereafter established, shall be subject to the following rule:
If a member of any board or commission of the city fails to attend the regular or special meetings of such a board or commission for three consecutive meetings or one-third of any calendar year’s meetings, the office becomes vacant automatically, without any declaration to that effect, and shall thereafter be filled as any other vacancy. Upon request by a commissioner, the council may waive the attendance rules due to special circumstances. (Ord. 07-2015 § 1, 2015; Ord. 84-8 § 2, 1984).
2.40.020 Meeting schedules.
Regular meetings of the planning commission shall be held monthly with special meetings being scheduled on call by the chair or in the absence of the chair, on call by the vice chair. Regular meetings of other boards and commissions shall be held once each calendar quarter, unless a more frequent meeting schedule is approved by the city council. Special meetings of any commission can be called by the chair or a majority of the commission members. (Ord. 84-8 § 2, 1984).
2.40.030 Removals.
All commissioners serve at the pleasure of the council and may be removed from any commission by a three-fifths vote of the full council. (Ord. 84-8 § 2, 1984).
2.40.040 Quorum.
A quorum shall consist of a majority of eligible commissioners serving at such time as any meeting is scheduled or called. (Ord. 84-8 § 2, 1984).
2.40.050 Public meetings.
Repealed by Ord. 05-2017. (Ord. 99-15 § 1, 2000; Ord. 84-8 § 2, 1984).
2.40.060 Compensation.
All commissioners shall serve without compensation. (Ord. 84-8 § 2, 1984).
2.40.070 Term of office.
Repealed by Ord. 05-2017. (Ord. 99-15 § 2, 2000; Ord. 87-8 § 1, 1987).
2.40.080 Commission officers.
Each commission shall select a chairman and vice chairman from the eligible members of their respective commissions during a regularly scheduled meeting. (Ord. 84-8 § 2, 1984).
2.40.090 City council may waive limitation on successive terms of office.
Repealed by Ord. 05-2017. (Ord. 2003-03 § 1, 2003; Ord. 84-8 § 2, 1984. Formerly 2.40.100).
2.40.100 Appointments.
Repealed by Ord. 05-2017. (Ord. 07-2015 § 2, 2015; Ord. 2003-03 § 1, 2003; Ord. 84-8 § 2, 1984. Formerly 2.40.110).
2.40.110 Alternates.
Repealed by Ord. 05-2017. (Ord. 07-2015 §§ 3, 4, 2015; Ord. 03-2007 § 1, 2007; Ord. 2003-03 § 1, 2003; Ord. 2000-14 § 1, 2000. Formerly 2.40.120).
2.40.120 Effect of tie votes as a result of absences.
When the action of any commission is a tie vote as a result of absences of one or more members of that commission, the matter shall be rescheduled for commission reconsideration at a meeting at which all, or an odd number of, commissioners will be in attendance. This section shall not apply when a tie vote is a result of recusal necessitated by conformance with the California Political Reform Act. (Ord. 09-2008 § 1, 2008).