TO: RULES AND OPEN GOVERNMENT FROM: Toni J. Taber, CMC
COMMITTEE City Clerk
SUBJECT: CIVIL SERVICE COMMISISON DATE: May 26, 2022
UNANTICIPATED VACANCY
RECOMMENDATION
Declare an unanticipated vacancy exists on the Civil Service Commission and direct the City Clerk to open the recruitment and employee election for the employee nominated public member to a term ending November 30, 2025.
OUTCOME
Begin the process to fill the vacancy that exists on the Civil Service Commission for the employee nominated public member.
BACKGROUND
On May 13, 2022, long time serving Civil Service Commissioner William Brill, Jr. passed away.
Mr. Brill was first appointed in April 1995 as the employee nominated public member representative. This is a position that cannot be held by an employee or former employee. He was appointed to his most recent term on January 11, 2022.
ANALYSIS
The procedures adopted by Council for the appointment of the employee nominated public member requires that in the event of an unanticipated vacancy, the City Council must declare the position vacant and open up the 90 day period of the election.
The nomination period will open on July 5, 2022 and end on July 22, 2022. Ballots will be mailed to employees by August 12, 2022 for an election to be held on September 12, 2022. The final appointment will come to Council on September 20, 2022.
EVALUATION AND FOLLOW-UP
A duty of the Office of the City Clerk is to minimize vacancies on the Boards and Commissions.
Council Agenda : 6/14/2022
File : 22-885
Item : 2.7
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
February 19, 2021
Subject: Boards and Commissions Appointments
PUBLIC OUTREACH
The memorandum has been posted on the City Clerk’s website as part of the June 14, 2022 City Council meeting.
COORDINATION
This memorandum has been coordinated with the Office of the City Attorney.
CEQA
Not a Project, File No. PP17-010, City Administrative Activities, resulting in no changes to the physical environment.
TONI J. TABER, CMC
City Clerk
For questions, please contact Toni Taber, City Clerk, at (408) 535-1260.