COUNCIL AGENDA: 4/15/2025
FILE: 25-418
ITEM: 2.19
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR FROM: Toni J. Taber, MMC
AND CITY COUNCIL City Clerk
SUBJECT: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS DATE: April 8, 2025
APPOINTMENT
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the following Boards and Commissions appointment:
(a) Senior Citizens Commission:
(1) District 6 Seat: Appoint Barbara Bremner for term ending June 30, 2027. (2) District 9 Seat: Appoint Emilie Highley for a partial term ending June 30, 2025 and to a subsequent four year term from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2029.
OUTCOME
Appointment to the vacant seats on the Senior Citizens Commission will allow the commission to continue conducting business.
BACKGROUND
Section 2.08.180 of the San José Municipal Code (SJMC) indicates that each Councilmember, including the Mayor, shall nominate one Commissioner to each Council-Nominated Commission.
ANALYSIS
The applications of the nominated candidates are attached. A memorandum from the Office of the City Attorney regarding the candidates’ conflicts of interest is also included. The candidates were also reviewed by Planning Building and Code Enforcement with no issues found. A supplemental memorandum will be posted should additional names be submitted for vacancy nominations.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
April 8, 2025
Subject: Boards and Commissions Appointments
EVALUATION AND FOLLOW-UP
A duty of the Office of the City Clerk is to minimize vacancies on the Boards and Commissions. The Office of the City Clerk and City Council Offices are still recruiting for additional vacancies.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
The Office of the City Clerk noticed vacancies on the City Clerk’s Boards and Commissions webpage.
The memorandum has been posted on the City Clerk’s website as part of the April 15, 2025 City Council Meeting Agenda.
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, MMC
City Clerk
For questions, please contact Toni Taber, City Clerk, at (408) 535-1260.