Item 304/2024
Final
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
To:
Lisa L. Kim From: Teresa Pomeroy
Dept:
City Manager Dept: City Clerk
Date: 7/9/2024
Subject: Appointment to fill a vacancy on the Planning Commission. (Action Item).
OBJECTIVE
For the City Council to approve the Mayor’s appointment to fill the vacancy on the Planning Commission.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The City of Garden Grove Planning Commission has an unscheduled vacancy left by the unfortunate passing of Commissioner Randy Arbgast. Commissioner Arbgast’s term would have expired in December 2024. Pursuant to Municipal Code 2.21.013, w henever an unscheduled vacancy occurs on a board, commission, or committee referred to herein, whether due to resignation, removal, or other cause, a special vacancy notice shall be posted in the City Clerk's office, Information Centers of City Hall, and published in a local newspaper, within 20 days after the vacancy occurs. A final appointment to the board, committee, or commission to fill the vacancy shall not be made for at least 10 working days after posting of the notice.
A Special Vacancy Notice was published in the Orange County News and announcements were posted on information boards, to the City’s Social Media platforms, and the City’s website inviting members of the public to submit an application to serve as a Planning Commissioner.
Pursuant to Municipal Code 2.21.015, Members of all commissions or boards created by ordinance or resolution shall be and remain residents and qualified electors of the City, with certain exceptions as provided in the Municipal Code.
Attached is the public notice as published on May 22, 2024. Also attached is a list of applicants received by the City Clerk’s Office from 2022 through the current year to date.
Per the City’s retention schedule, applications are kept on file for two years.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no financial impact by this action.
Item 304/2024
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
• Appoint a Planning Commissioner to complete the term left by Commissioner Arbgast.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Affidavit – Vacancy Notice
2. List of Applicants