Agenda #: 7.1
Meeting Date: August 20, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Daniel Fox, City Manager
TITLE: APPOINTMENT TO THE PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION TO FILL UNEXPIRED TERM.
STRATEGIC
GOAL: Open, Engaged & Responsive Government
RECOMMENDATION:
Ratify Mayor Liu’s appointment of Aaron Salo to the Parks & Recreation Commission.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No financial impact.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Diamond Bar has three standing Commissions: the Parks and Recreation Commission, the Planning Commission, and the Traffic and Transportation Commission. The Commissions serve in an advisory capacity to the City Council. Each Council Member is authorized to appoint one individual per Commission to serve a twoyear term, subject to confirmation by a majority vote of the Council.
Council Member Liu appointed Stephen Qiu to the Parks and Recreation Commission on February 15, 2022 to a term expiring February 2024. In March 2023, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 01 (2023) extending the term of office to February 2025, and two-years thereafter, to better coincide with the General Municipal election cycle. Mr. Qiu submitted his resignation on August 2, 2024 due to personal reasons.
Consistent with City Code Section 2.32.040(b), Mayor Liu has selected Aaron Salo, from the eligibility list that was created in January of 2023, to be appointed as the next Parks and Recreation Commissioner to fill the unexpired term through February 2025.
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