Regular Meeting
12/18/23 07:00 PM
City Clerk / Records
Maribel Hernandez
Appointment
Doc ID: 5540
AGENDA ITEM
AGENDA MATTER:
PLANNING COMMISSION VACANCY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Miguel Morales term as Planning Commissioner expires on December 31, 2023. Commissioner Morales indicated he would like to serve another term.
DISCUSSION:
The City's Planning Commission is appointed by the City Council. Section 2.24.020 (Term) of the Barstow Municipal Code establishes Planning Commissioner terms at four years.
Planning Commissioner Miguel Morales was appointed on April 19, 2021, to fill an unscheduled vacancy.
He was appointed for a two-year term that is set to expire on December 31, 2023. According to Section
2.24.035 (Appointment and Reappointment Procedures), the City Council can choose one of the following options when notified of a member's term expiration or vacancy:
1. Cause public notice of such vacancy to solicit applicants, consider all qualified applicants, and appoint (or reappoint) a member. If done by a selection committee, this committee also includes one Commissioner (typically the Chair or Vice-Chair) and one to two staff (as moderators); or
2. Elect to appoint (or reappoint) a member without public notice.
Staff has discussed the impending expiration of term with Commissioner Morales. Commissioner Morales said he would be honored to serve another term.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff recommends that the City Council take one of the following three potential actions for Commissioner Morales position:
1. Reappoint Miguel Morales for an additional term on the Planning Commission;
2. Appoint an individual of the Council’s choosing, or;
3. Direct that the City Clerk advertise the vacancy on the Planning Commission, instruct staff to establish timeframes for the submittal of applications, and appoint two City Council members to a Selection Committee to conduct interviews with potential Planning Commission applicants.