Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: JANUARY 7, 2025
TO: CITY COUNCIL
SUBMITTED BY: Lucinda Williams, city clerk
PREPARED BY: LUCINDA WILLIAMS, CITY CLERK
SUBJECT: CITY REPRESENTATION – REGIONAL ADVISORY BODY AND WORKGROUP APPOINTMENTS
SUMMARY
Annual City Council review and appointments for City representatives and alternates on regional advisory bodies and workgroups.
PROPOSED MOTION
Appoint representatives, as appropriate, to the following regional advisory bodies for terms expired or vacated in 2024 and early 2025:
Orange County Sanitation District Board Representative – no specific term Orange County Water District Representative – four-year term expiring December 2028 Fullerton Investment Advisory Committee Representative and Alternate – one-year term expiring December 2025
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS
Approve the Proposed Motion
Other options brought by City Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Proposed Motion.
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
The regional advisory bodies which have terms that have expired or vacated are listed for appointment.
POLICY PRIORITY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Budget Policy Priority Statement:
Fiscal and Organizational Stability.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The City of Fullerton provides representation on several advisory bodies and working groups that convene elected officials from multiple jurisdictions to address regional issues or gather input regarding local issues outside direct authority of City Council. City Council annually reviews regional advisory body appointments for expired, vacant and non-specific terms and ratifies appointments by formal action.
The attached chart (“City of Fullerton Advisory Body Representation”) lists designated City representatives and alternates, terms of office and other details for each regional advisory body. City Council traditionally appoints a City Council member to serve on regional advisory bodies but occasionally appoints a member of the public to serve when allowable. Staff does not collect applications for public member appointments to regional advisory bodies unless so directed by City Council.
The following lists the regional advisory body appointments expired or vacated in 2024 and expiring in early 2025:
Orange County Sanitation District Board Representative: former Council Member Bruce Whitaker served as the representative to this board through December 2024. Staff recommends City Council appoint a Council Member as the new representative. This position has no specific term.
Orange County Water District Representative: former Council Member Bruce Whitaker served as the representative to this board through December 2024. Staff recommends City Council appoint a new representative for a four-year term expiring December 2028. This agency allows a City resident representative.
Investment Advisory Committee: Council Members serving on the Investment Advisory Committee serve one-year terms, expiring at the end of December. Mayor Dunlap served as representative and Mayor Pro Tem Jung served as alternate in 2024. Traditionally, the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem serve as the City representative and alternate to the Fullerton Investment Advisory Committee. Staff recommends City Council appoint City Council members to serve as the Investment Advisory Committee representative and alternate through December 31, 2025.
All appointments require a City Council majority vote.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – City of Fullerton Advisory Body Representation cc: City Manager Eric J. Levitt
Regional Advisory Body Appointments
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