STAFF REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
DATE: Regular Meeting of January 10, 2023
TO: Members of the City Council
VIA: Dante Hall, City Manager
SUBMITTED BY: Eibleis Melendez, Acting City Clerk
SUBJECT: Commission and Committee Appointments
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Consider staff’s recommendations for making appointments to the Hercules Finance and Community & Library Services Commissions.
FISCAL IMPACT OF RECOMMENDATION:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
DISCUSSION:
The City’s Commissions (listed below) have seats with term expirations of December 31, 2022. The City maintains an open recruitment for applicants to fill the seats. The application deadline for the Finance and Community Library Services Commissions are open until filled. The appointments proposed to be made this evening were not included among the list of appointments made at the City Council Special Meeting on November 9, 2022.
Local Commissions
Finance Commission – One (1) term ending December 2022
The Finance Commission meets bi-monthly on the third Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Commission is advisory to the Council. One (1) application was received for a new two (2) year term. The current Commissioner with the expiring term is Orit Samson. Mr. Samson is seeking reappointment and running unopposed. Staff recommends that Mr. Samson be reappointed to his incumbency and forgo an interview process for the sake of meeting time.
Community & Library Services Commission – Student Commissioner – One (1) term ending December 2022 The Community and Library Services Commission meets on the second Monday of every month at 7:00 p.m. The Commission is advisory to the Council. One (1) application was received for the student Commission position 1-year term. The student commissioner with an expiring term is Haley Solis. Ms. Solis is seeking reappointment and running unopposed. Staff recommends that Ms. Solis be reappointed to her incumbency and forgo an interview process for the sake of meeting time.
ATTACHMENTS: None.
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