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Placentia City Council
AGENDA REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
MARCH 1, 2022
CONSIDERATION OF REAPPOINTMENT OF JOHN LEWIS TO THE CITIZENS'
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
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Ordinance 0-2019-02 states that the Measure U Citizens' Oversight Committee shall consist of three (3) members, appointed by the City Council, who shall serve without compensation. The Ordinance further states that two (2) of the members shall come from the Citizens Fiscal Sustainability Task Force ("Task Force") and one (1) from the Financial Audit Oversight Committee ("FAOC"), so long as those bodies exist. The initial terms were staggered with two (2) appointees serving four-year terms and one (1) appointee serving a 2 -year term. On February 19, 2019, John Lewis was appointed by the City Council to serve a two-year term. That term has expired and this action requests that John Lewis be reappointed to the Citizens' Oversight Committee for an additional four-year term.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council consider the following action - Reappointment John Lewis to the Citizens' Oversight Committee for a four-year term.
DISCUSSION:
On November 6, 2018, a majority of Placentia voters voted in favor of Measure U and the measure was adopted and enacted by Ordinance 0-2018-08 (Attachment 1). Ordinance 0-2018-08 was subsequently adopted by the City Council on November 16, 2018, establishing the formation of a Citizens' Oversight Committee ("Committee") to review the expenditure of funds generated by the voter -approved Transactions and Use Tax and to provide an annual report to the City Council on those expenditures. At the City Council meeting on February 19, 2019, Ordinance 0-2019-02 (Attachment 2), was adopted by the City Council, adding Chapter 3.32 to the Placentia Municipal Code ("PMC") establishing the Committee required by Ordinance 0-2018-08 and setting forth its composition and operating procedures. The City Council made appointments to fill the three (3) vacancies on this Committee during that same meeting.
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City Council Agenda
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Each year the Committee is tasked with presenting an annual report to the City Council, and the report shall be published on the City's webpage. Unless otherwise directed by resolution or ordinance of the City Council, the Committee shall not have any function, power, or authority other than those expressly provided in Ordinance 0-2018-08. In no event shall a failure of the City Council or the Citizens' Oversight Committee to meet, or to take any other action, invalidate any Transactions and Use Tax collected by the City.
At the City Council meeting on February 5, 2019, Ordinance 0-2019-02 (Attachment 2), was introduced. This ordinance adds Chapter 3.32 to the Placentia Municipal Code (PMC) establishing the Committee required by Measure U Ordinance 0-2018-08 and sets forth its composition and operating procedures. All members of the committee shall be appointed by the City Council and shall be subject to removal by a majority of the City Council. Two of the members shall come from the Task Force and one from the FAOC, so long as those bodies continue to exist in the City Council's discretion.
As part of the Citizen's Oversight Committee, John Lewis has served admirably during his two- year term and has provided sound financial advice that has transferred to Staff, resulting in the sound financial condition that the City is proud to demonstrate as recently as its FY 2021-22 Adopted Budget and its Mid -Year Budget Review. Staff respectfully requests that City Council reappointment John Lewis to the Citizens' Oversight Committee for a four-year term.
Prepared by:
n E on
Interim Director of Finance
Reviewed and approved -
Damien R. Arrula
City Administrator
Attachments:
1. Ordinance 0-2018-08 — Transaction and Use Tax (Measure U)
2. Ordinance 0-2019-02 —Adding Chapter 3.32 to the PMC and Establishing the Formation of the Citizens' Oversight Committee