SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL, 291 N. MAIN STREET
PORTERVILLE, CALIFORNIA
MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2022, 5:30 PM
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Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance Led by Mayor Flores
Invocation
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This is the opportunity to address the City Council concerning any scheduled matter on the Agenda. Unless additional time is authorized by the Council, all commentary shall be limited to three minutes.
SCHEDULED MATTERS
1. Interviews of Applicants for the City Council Office for District Four Re: City Council interviews of applicants to be considered for appointment to the City Council office representing District Four vacated by Council Member Reyes.
2. Consideration of Appointment to the City Council Office Representing District Four Vacated by Council Member Reyes
Re: Consideration of appointing an individual to the City Council representing District Four with a term to expire in November 2024.
ADJOURNMENT - to the meeting of August 16, 2022
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Item No. 1.
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – AUGUST 15, 2022
SUBJECT: Interviews of Applicants for the City Council Office for District Four SOURCE: Administrative Services
COMMENT:
With the recent resignation of Council Member Monte Reyes, and pursuant to Council direction on July 25, 2022, City staff advertised the Council vacancy representing District Four and solicited Requests for Appointment from interested individuals through 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. At the close of that acceptance period, three (3) individuals submitted Requests for Appointment, as follows:
Dawn M. Bennett
Edward L. McKervey
Donald "Don" Weyhrauch
Staff has confirmed that the residential address of each applicant as provided in their Request for Appointment is located within District Four. Additionally, each applicant has indicated their status as a registered voter.
In the past, the Council has employed different methods to interview applicants.
One option the Council could consider is to potentially allow each applicant an opportunity to provide an opening statement, answer questions posed by the City Council, and provide a closing statement. Staff will be prepared to distribute at the meeting potential questions for Council's consideration should the individual Council Members wish to supplement their questions.
Additionally, the Council has in the past rotated the order in which applicants respond to questions to allow for equal opportunity to answer first and/or last.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council conduct interviews of the three applicants for City Council Office, District Four.
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Request for Appointment: Dawn M. Bennett
2. Request for Appointment: Edward L. McKervey
3. Request for Appointment: Donald "Don" Weyhrauch
Appropriated/Funded:
Review By:
Item No. 1.
Department Director:
Patrice Hildreth, Deputy City Manager
Final Approver: John Lollis, City Manager
Item No. 2.
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – AUGUST 15, 2022
SUBJECT: Consideration of Appointment to the City Council Office Representing District Four Vacated by Council Member Reyes
SOURCE: Administrative Services
COMMENT: Pursuant to the City Council's direction at its meeting on August 2, 2022, the Council may proceed with its consideration of appointing an individual to the City Council Office representing District Four vacated by Council Member Reyes. Should the Council wish to utilize the "McCracken Method," staff will be prepared with ballots.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council consider the appointment of an individual to fill the vacant City Council Office representing District Four for a term to expire in November 2024.
ATTACHMENTS:
Appropriated/Funded:
Review By:
Department Director:
Final Approver: John Lollis, City Manager