CITY OF COMMERCE AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: City Manager
SUBJECT: Approval of Resolution Updating Appointment Authority for City Commissions, Committees, and Boards and Repealing Resolution No. 14-115 MEETING DATE: January 27, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Commerce, California, Updating Appointment Authority for City Commissions, Committees, and Boards and Repealing Resolution No. 14-115.
ANALYSIS:
On September 23, 2014, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 14-115, (Attachment A) which established uniform policies governing appointments to City Commissions, Committees, and Boards. Section 2 of Resolution No. 14-115 requires that when a Commission, Committee, or Board consists of five members, each City Councilmember may appoint one member, subject to confirmation by the City Council.
The proposed Resolution (Attachment B) repeals Resolution No. 14-115 and adopts an updated framework that removes the requirement for City Council confirmation of individual Councilmember appointments to five-member Commissions, Committees, and Boards. Under the revised provisions, each City Councilmember may appoint one member without additional Council approval, while appointments to bodies with more than five members will continue to be made by a majority vote of the City Council.
This update is intended to streamline the appointment process, reduce administrative delays in filling vacancies, and clarify appointment authority, while preserving the City Council’s overall oversight. All other provisions of Resolution No. 14-115, including term limits, eligibility requirements, attendance standards, residency requirements, and service at the will of the City Council, are retained and restated in the new Resolution.
FISCAL IMPACT
This action can be carried out without additional impact on the current operating budget.
Recommended by: Melanie Park, Deputy City Clerk
Approved as to form by: Noel Tapia, City Attorney
Respectfully Submitted by: Ernie Hernandez, City Manager ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution No. 14-115
Resolution No. 26-XX
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