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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
City of Anaheim
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
DATE: JUNE 13, 2023
FROM: OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
SUBJECT: CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO CITY BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS
ATTACHMENT (Y/N): YES ITEM # 31
GOVERNMENT CODE § 84308 APPLIES: NO
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council, through the nomination and appointment process, take the following actions:
1. District 2 Council Member, through the nomination and appointment process, make an appointment to the Budget, Investment and Technology Commission to serve a term ending December 31, 2026.
2. District 3 Council Member, through the nomination and appointment process, make an appointment to the Community Services Board to serve a term ending December 31, 2026.
3. District 6 Council Member, through the nomination and appointment process, make two appointments to the Youth Commission to serve terms ending August 31, 2023.
DISCUSSION:
City boards and commissions (“commissions”) perform a valuable service to the City by providing a means by which the City Council can obtain the advice, opinions, and recommendations of City residents and other members of the community.
At the November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election, the Mayor and Council Members representing Districts 2, 3, and 6 were elected, thereby requiring appointments to occur with the new election cycle. Each appointment is directly nominated by and serves a term concurrent with the nominating elected official, which is ratified by an affirmative majority vote of the City Council.
At the January 10, 2023 Council meeting, Mayor Ashleigh Aitken and District Council Members 2, 3, and 6 (Council Members Carlos Leon, Natalie Rubalcava, and Natalie Meeks, respectively) appointed members to several boards and commissions and continued certain appointments to be appointed at a later date. The appointment to Boards and Commissions Appointments
June 13, 2023
Budget, Investment and Technology Commission is brought forward for direct appointment by District 2 Council Member Leon.
Nichole Rupp was first appointed to the Community Services Board by District 3 Council Member Natalie Rubalcava on February 28, 2023 to a term ending December 31, 2026. Ms. Rupp submitted her resignation advising that she is unable to complete her term and therefore appointment to complete her term is necessary.
The Youth Commission acts as an advisory body to the City Council on the needs, assessments, priorities and interests of the children and youth of Anaheim, consisting of fourteen (14) members between the ages of 14 and 21. The Mayor and each City Council Member directly nominates two (2) members to the Youth Commission. District 6 Council Member Natalie Meeks is prepared to make appointments to unscheduled vacancies to serve terms ending August 31, 2023.
Pursuant to Sections 54972 and 54974 of the Government Code, the Notice of Scheduled and Unscheduled Vacancies were and remained posted.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
Funds to support the work of the Boards and Commissions are budgeted by the City Departments providing support and liaison.
Respectfully submitted,
Theresa Bass
City Clerk
Attachments:
1. Boards and Commissions Descriptions
2. Applications on file