RESOLUTION R2024-XX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MANTECA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ENDING THE TERMS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, PUBLIC SAFETY SALES TAX COMMITTEE, AND RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE TO CONDUCT A RECRUITMENT TO FILL THE VACANCIES AND DRAFT A POLICY TO LIMIT APPOINTMENTS TO ONE APPOINTMENT PER INDIVIDUAL (AND DELEGATE THAT THE CITY MANAGER APPROVE THE POLICY) WHEREAS, at the September 3, 2024 and October 1, 2024 regularly scheduled City Council meetings, respectively, the City Council provided council consensus and direction to the City Attorney’s Office to review the City’s ordinances regarding appointments as the City fully transitions to districts, including the Planning Commission, the Public Safety Sales Tax Committee, and the Recreation and Parks Commission; WHEREAS, this proposed resolution allows the City Council to make appointments with the City Council fully transitioned over from at-large council seats to district council seats; WHEREAS, due to the result of a 2022 amendment to Chapter 2.24 (Planning Commission) of the Municipal Code, District 2 ended up with four (4) out of the six (6) possible appointments; WHEREAS, as it presently stands, under Chapter 3.09 of the Municipal Code, all members of the Public Safety Sales Tax Committee are appointed at-large and not by districts; WHEREAS, Chapter 2.28 of the Municipal Code (Recreation and Parks Commission), the Commission recently moved to district appointments, expanded to seven (7) full members and one (1) alternate (from five (5) full members and one (1) alternate, and reduced the appointments made by the Manteca Unified School District (MUSD) from two (2) members and one (1) alternate, to just one (1) member appointed by MUSD; WHEREAS, the purpose of district elections and appointments provides better geographic representation to the City; WHEREAS, ending the terms of the current commission members will permit the new City Council to make appointments completely by district and consistent with the updates to the Municipal Code; WHEREAS, limiting individuals to serving on only one (1) board or commission allows for greater representation throughout the City, and leads to more voices being heard; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all information related to this matter, as presented at the public meetings of the City Council identified herein, including any supporting reports by City Staff, and any information provided during public meetings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Manteca, as follows:
The City Council hereby finds that the facts set forth in the recitals to this Resolution are true and correct, and establish the factual basis for the City Council’s adoption of this Resolution.
The City Council does hereby find and hold that the terms of the current Planning Commission members, the Public Safety Sales Tax Committee members, and the Recreation and Parks Commission members shall end with an effective date of December 31, 2024.
The City Council hereby directs the City Clerk’s Office to conduct a recruitment to fill the open vacancies for each commission and inform current commissioners/members of their terms ending December 31, 2024; and that the City Clerk’s Office draft a policy to limit individuals to serving on only one (1) board or commission (and delegate that the City Manager approve this policy).
This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Manteca at a public meeting of said City Council held on the 19th day of November, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
MAYOR: __________________________
GARY SINGH
Mayor
ATTEST: __________________________
CASSANDRA CANDINI-TILTON
City Clerk
ATTACHMENT 1
R2024-XX Page PAGE 1 of NUMPAGES 1 November 19, 2024 R20XX-XX Page PAGE 1 of NUMPAGES 2 Type approved date of resolution here