Agenda Item: 7
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: November 26, 2024
SUBJECT: LOCAL APPOINTMENTS LIST/DECLARING VACANCIES
DEPARTMENT: Administrative Services
PRESENTER: Mary Cusick
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council:
1. Approve the Local Appointments List.
2. Declare vacancies on the Planning Commission; Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission; Arts Commission; and Open Space Preservation District Financial Accountability and Audit Panel.
3. Approve the recruitment process for the vacancies.
BACKGROUND
Section 54970 et seq. of the Government Code, also known as “The Maddy Act,” takes into consideration a vast and largely untapped reservoir of talent which exists among the citizenry that frequently is not aware of the opportunities for participation on local regulatory and advisory boards and commissions. For that reason, the Maddy Act was enacted for maximum public awareness of appointments to be made by the Governor, the City Council, or other legislative bodies.
Government Code Section 54972 requires that, on or before December 31 of each year, the legislative body (City Council) must cause to be prepared a list of appointments of all ongoing boards, commissions, and committees that are appointed by the City Council. The list must include which terms will expire during the next calendar year, with the name of the incumbent appointee, the date of appointment, the date the term expires, and the necessary qualifications for the position. Section 54973 requires that legislative bodies designate the public library with the largest service population within the jurisdiction to receive a copy of the list.
Terms of various Planning Commissioners; Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commissioners; Arts Commissioners; and Open Space Preservation District Financial Accountability and Audit Panel members will expire on December 31, 2024. The various appointees, their appointment dates, the dates those appointments expire, and names of the Councilmembers who made the appointments are provided in the attached Local Appointments List.
Pursuant to applicable resolutions and/or ordinances, members of the Planning Commission; Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission; Arts Commission; and Open Space Preservation District Financial Accountability and Audit Panel serve at the will of the Council for regular appointed terms of four years.
Pursuant to procedures adopted by the City Council in Resolution 91-194, below is a recommended schedule for the appointment process:
November 26 Council declares vacancies
November 27 City Clerk posts and prepares for publication the Notice of Vacancies December 19 Deadline for City Clerk to receive applications January 14 Nominating authority submits nominations for ratification by the City Council
It is anticipated the newly appointed members to the City’s commissions and panel will be administered the oath of office at their next regularly scheduled, respective meetings following appointment.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
Sufficient funds necessary to publish the Notice of Vacancies are contained within the City's Fiscal Year 2024-25 adopted budget.
ATTACHMENTS
Local Appointments List
Resolution 91-194