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Ordinance No. _____
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Chapter 2.21 (Architectural Review Board) and Chapter 2.25 (Parks and Recreation Commission) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Amend Procedures for Electing a Chair and Vice Chair
The Council of the City of Palo Alto ORDAINS as follows:
SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations. The City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. The City has an Architectural Review Board (ARB) and a Parks and Recreation Commission (PRC) as established by ordinance.
B. The City Council now desires to amend the Palo Alto Municipal Code through this ordinance to codify existing practice that the ARB elect a chair and vice chair from its membership.
C. The City Council also desires to amend the procedure for electing a chairperson of the PRC to eliminate the requirement that the commission elect a chairperson at the first regular meeting of the PRC. This is consistent with other boards and commissions of the City.
SECTION 2. New s ection 2.2 1.020 (Officers) is hereby added to Chapter 2.2 1 (Architectural Review Board) of Title 2 (Administrative Code) to read as follows:
2.21.020 Officers.
The Board shall elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson from its membership who shall serve in such capacity for one year each, or until a successor is elected, unless his or her term as a member of the Board sooner expires.
SECTION 3. Section 2.25.040 (Officers) of Chapter 2.25 (Parks and Recreation Commission) of Title 2 (Administrative Code) is hereby amended to read as follows (deleted text in strikethrough, new text in underline):
2.25.040 Officers.
Each year, at the first regular meeting of the parks and recreation commission, the commission shall nominate and elect one of its members as the chairperson. The chairperson shall hold office for one year and until his or her successor is elected, unless his or her term as a member of the commission expires earlier.
The Commission shall elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson from its membership who shall serve in such capacity for one year each, or until a successor is elected, unless his or her term as a member of the Commission sooner expires.
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SECTION 4. Severability.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. Environmental Review
This ordinance is categorically exempt under CEQA regulation 15320 because it is a change in the organization of a local government agency that does not affect the geographical area in which previously existing powers are exercised.
SECTION 6. Effective Date
This Ordinance shall be effective 31 days after adoption.
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____________________________ ____________________________ City Clerk Mayor
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____________________________ ____________________________ Assistant City Attorney City Manager
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Director, Planning and Development
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Director, Community Services Department