CITY OF SIGNAL HILL
STAFF REPORT
2175 Cherry Avenue • Signal
Hill, California 90755-3799
4/26/2022
AGENDA ITEM
TO:
HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:
HANNAH SHIN-HEYDORN
CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT:
INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENT TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMISSION
Summary:
The City ran an open recruitment to fill one vacancy on the Parks and Recreation Commission for an unexpired term through May 31, 2025. Tonight the City Council will conduct interviews of all qualified candidates and make an appointment.
Recommendation:
Appoint one Commissioner to the Parks and Recreation Commission to serve through May 31, 2025, consistent with the provisions documented in the 2021 Manual of Procedural Guidelines.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended action.
Strategic Plan Objective:
Goal No. 6: Promote a transparent and open government.
Background:
A biennial recruitment for City commissions as defined in Article VI of the Signal Hill City Charter is conducted in the spring of odd-numbered years following the City’s General Municipal Election.
Article VI of the City Charter specifies the criteria for appointment and terms, meetings, compensation, vacancies, and gives a general description of each commission’s powers and duties.
At its meeting of April 29, 2021, the City Council appointed Terry Rogers as a Parks and Recreation Commissioner with a term expiring May 31, 2025. In late January 2022, Commissioner Rogers CITY OF SIGNAL HILL Page 1 of 2 Printed on 4/21/2022
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Commissioner with a term expiring May 31, 2025. In late January 2022, Commissioner Rogers passed away, resulting in an unscheduled vacancy.
Charter 602 of Article VI states the following regarding appointive boards and commissions:
The members of each of such boards or commissions shall be appointed by the mayor, with the approval of the city council.
On February 22, 2022, City Council directed staff to open the Parks and Recreation Commissioner recruitment from March 1 - 31, 2022.
Analysis:
Consistent with the provisions documented in the 2021 Manual of Procedural Guidelines:
· Candidate Statements
o Candidates will be offered three minutes to address the Council regarding their qualifications for appointment.
· Council Questions
o Council Members may ask questions of the applicants if desired. · Nominations
o The Mayor will open nominations, at which point any member of the City Council may nominate a member or members to the commission or board in question. o Once all nominations have been made, the Mayor will close nominations. · Voting
o The Mayor will then present each nominee for a straw vote of the Council. The nominees will be voted on individually and in the order in which each nominee’s application was received.
o The straw voting will continue until the vacancy or vacancies have been filled by majority straw vote of the City Council.
o The Mayor will then present the names of those proposed for appointment and request a vote of the City Council to approve the Mayor’s proposed appointments.
Candidate Roster
Attachment A lists all qualifying candidates in alphabetical order.
Attachment B lists all qualifying candidates in order in which their application was received.
Attachments
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