CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
January 21, 2025 {{section.number}}c
CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENT OF ONE NEW MEMBER TO SERVE A THREE-YEAR
TERM ON THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
RECOMMENDATION:
Consider for appointment one new member from the submitted applications to serve a three-year term to expire December 31, 2027 on the Civil Service Commission.
BACKGROUND:
City Council Policy 6 sets forth the process for reappointing eligible incumbents and the competitive process to fill vacancies on City boards, commissions, and committees.
ANALYSIS:
Commissioner Markas Solomon was first appointed to the Civil Service Commission on October 4, 2023, for a term to expire December 31, 2024. The seat was vacated in November 2024.
The following individual has submitted an application:
• Julie Lowell
At the November 19, 2024 City Council Meeting, Council asked that a minimum of three (3) qualified applicants be brought forward for consideration, with exception for imperative need of a board, commission, or committee. The Civil Service Commission anticipates having more items brought before it this year and to ensure that a quorum is established at all meetings, staff is recommending consideration of the sole applicant.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
ALTERNATIVE:
The City Council may decline to make an appointment and direct the City Clerk to advertise for additional applicants.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT:
Not Applicable.
PUBLIC NOTICE:
The notice of vacancy was published in the Coronado Eagle & Journal. Notices were posted at City Hall, the Coronado Public Library, on the City's website, and in the City Manager's Weekly Update.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Application
Submitted By: City Clerk's Office / Kelsea Holian