Committee Memorandum
TO: MAYOR’S NOMINATING AND SCREENING DATE: MAY 7, 2024
COMMITTEE
FROM: CITY CLERK WARDS: ALL
SUBJECT: CITY COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEE AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATION ASSIGNMENTS ISSUE:
Recommend City Council Standing Committee and Regional Organization assignments to the City Council.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Mayor’s Nominating and Screening Committee consider the City Council Standing Committee and Regional Organization assignments for recommendation to the City Council.
BACKGROUND:
Resolution 24076, Section XIII stipulates the establishment of eight (8) Standing Committees within the City Council, each comprising of three members. The committees oversee specific areas within the city's governance structure and form an integral part of the City Council's structure, ensuring consistency and continuity in decision-making processes.
The Standing Committees are:
Economic Development
Finance
Housing and Homelessness
Governmental Processes
Land Use
Mayor’s Nominating Screening
Mobility and Infrastructure
Safety, Wellness, and Youth
Resolution No. 24076 also mandates that each Councilmember assume roles as Chair, Vice-Chair, and Member across three Committees. The Mayor’s Nominating and Screening Committee (MNSC) consists of the Mayor as Chair and members of the Governmental Processes Committee.
Furthermore, the resolution states the consideration of new assignments should follow each election and emphasizes honoring the preferences of senior Councilmembers to the greatest extent possible. The preferences, along with seniority rankings, are detailed in attached charts, proposing two rosters that prioritize these preferences accordingly. Below is a chart identifying the date that each City Council member assumed office.
ELECTED OFFICIAL SENIORITY
Philip Falcone
4/9/2024
Clarissa Cervantes
7/13/2021
Steven Robillard
4/9/2024
Chuck Conder
6/6/2017
Sean Mill
4/9/2024
Jim Perry
6/4/2013
Steve Hemenway
11/5/2019
Following the recent General Municipal election, the City Council welcomes three new members. Due to the timing of election certification and the onboarding process, the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem have recommended that the new members temporarily assume the assignments of their predecessors until this matter is formally addressed by the MNSC and the City Council.
DISCUSSION:
The City Clerk conducted a poll among Council members to ascertain their preferences. Primarily, three members with the most seniority expressed their desire to maintain their current assignments within Standing Committees and Regional Organizations. One senior member requested new committee assignments, while the incoming members provided their preferences for assignments.
Given the existing commitments of the most tenured members, there appears to be minimal scope for reassignments. Therefore, the staff requests that the MNSC review the current assignments within Standing Committees and Regional Organizations, take into consideration the preferences of Council members, and subsequently make recommendations for any necessary adjustments.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Assignments to City Council Standing Committees and Regional Organizations do not incur any fiscal impact since the costs for staffing these committees are already accounted for within the annual budget.
Prepared by: Donesia Gause, City Clerk
Attachments: Current Standing Committee Roster
Current Regional Organization Roster
Proposed Standing Committee Roster
City Council Standing Committee Preferences
Mayor and City Council Regional Organization Preferences 2