Agenda Item
City Council
Item #: 10.1. 3/14/2023 File #: 23-0154
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Tom Kisela, Interim City Manager
FROM: Mary E. Binning, City Attorney
1. SUBJECT
Public hearing to consider Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance No. 01-23 amending the Orange Municipal Code to update references to membership of committees and commissions and other administrative revisions, and finding of CEQA exemption.
2. SUMMARY
By Resolution No. 11432, the City Council established the membership of all possible City Council- appointed boards, committees and commissions at seven members. At the recommendation of the Planning Commission, Ordinance No. 01-23 amends the pertinent provisions of the Orange Municipal Code, including the Zoning Code, to increase the number of members of those committees and commissions mentioned therein to provide for seven members and the attendant quorum of four members.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Introduce and conduct First Reading of Ordinance No. 01-23. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange amending various sections of the Orange Municipal Code to update membership references for the Planning Commission, Design Review Committee and Traffic Commission.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 4: Provide outstanding public service
d: Foster an environment of leadership, teamwork, and innovation. e: Attract, retain and develop quality employees dedicated to public service.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
Currently, except for the City’s Park Planning and Community Events Commission with seven members, all of the City’sboards, committees and commissions have five members. At its February 14, 2023, meeting, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 11432 which increased the number of members for all eligible City boards, committees and commissions to seven and set forth the membership qualifications for each appointed body. The Library Board of Trustees is set at five members pursuant to the Education Code, and cannot be increased.
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Item #: 10.1. 3/14/2023 File #: 23-0154
In connection with increasing the membership of those appointed bodies, amendment of the Orange Municipal Code (OMC) is required for those sections referencing the former number of members and the quorum needed for the pertinent bodies. Other related administrative revisions are included in the proposed Ordinance.
Approval of this Ordinance by the City Council will conform the pertinent provisions of the OMC to the membership numbers set forth in Resolution No. 11432.
7. ATTACHMENTS
· Ordinance No. 01-23 - REDLINED
· Ordinance No. 01-23 - CLEAN
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