HomeMy WebLinkAbout028-03 superseded RESOLUTION NO. 28-2003
APPROVING A TOWN COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT REGARDING SELECTION
AND APPOINTMENT OF TOWN COMMISSIONERS
WHEREAS, the Town Council is responsible for appointing citizens to serve on the A~ts
Commission, Design Review Board, Heritage Resource Commission, Parks and Leisure
Services Commission and Planning Commission, and;
WHEREAS, the Town Council wishes to formalize the process for how these
Commission/Board terms shall be filled in a manner which promotes citizen involvement
in the Town's Commissions; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has drafted a policy statement, hereto attached as Exhibit A,
that describes how the selection and appointment of Town Commissioners shall occur;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Danville Town Council approves the attached policy statement,
and will follow the processes outlined therein.
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a regular meeting on March 18, 2003, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
Shimansky, Arnerich, Doyle, Greenberg, Stepper
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY A'i'TORNEY
A'i'I'EST:
CITY CLERK
Subject:.
Purpose:
Policy:
TOWN COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT
Selection and appointment of Town Commissioners by the Town Council.
The Town Council desires to recruit and appoint the best-qualified
candidates possible to serve the Town in various advisory commission
capacities. The purpose of this statement is to formalize the Town Council's
policy for how Planning, Parks and Leisure Services, Heritage Resource and
Arts Commission (and new Commissions as may be created from time to
time) terms will be filled.
This statement addresses commissioner recruitment, interview and selection,
and maximum length of service desirable on any individual commission.
Recruitment
The City Clerk will notify the Town Council of the pending expiration of all
commission terms, by placing the matter onto a regular Town Council
agenda, and requesting authorization to recruit and fill new commission
terms. This process will specify the time period within which the recruitment
process will occur, and may proceed only upon authorization of the Town
Council.
Candidate Interviews
Potential commission candidates will be interviewed by the Town Council at
a time and place to be arranged. Such interviews will be duly noticed
pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act.
Commission Appointments
Upon completion of the candidate interview process, commissioner
appointments shall be placed onto a regular Town Council agenda for action.
Length of Service
In making commissioner selections, the Town Cotmcil believes that it is
essential and appropriate to provide opportunities for dynamic change to
occur in order to introduce new community members into the process and
recognize divergent community perspectives.
In order to meet this objective, it is the intent of the Town Council to consider
all applicants regardless of incumbency, and to promote an appropriate level
of turnover through the appointment of new commissioners.
EXHIBIT 1