CITY OF SIGNAL HILL
STAFF REPORT
2175 Cherry Avenue • Signal
Hill, California 90755-3799
4/25/2023
AGENDA ITEM
TO:
HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:
CARLO TOMAINO
CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT:
INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE CIVIL SERVICE, PARKS AND
RECREATION, AND PLANNING COMMISSIONS
Summary:
The City ran an open recruitment seeking residents interested in serving on the Civil Service, Parks and Recreation, and Planning Commissions. The City Council will conduct interviews of all qualifying candidates who applied for a Commission appointment. At the conclusion of the interviews, City Council will make appointments to fill the vacant seats on each of the Commissions.
Recommendations:
Conduct interviews and make the following appointments:
1. Civil Service Commission: Appoint two individuals to fill two expiring seats (May 31, 2023).
Terms for the new Commissioners will run from June 1, 2023 - May 31, 2027.
2. Parks and Recreation Commission: Appoint two individuals to fill two expiring seats (May 31, 2023). Terms for the new Commissioners will run from June 1, 2023 - May 31, 2027.
3. Planning Commission: Appoint two individuals to fill two expiring seats (May 31, 2023). Terms for the new Commissioners will run from June 1, 2023 - May 31, 2027.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended actions.
Strategic Plan Objective:
Goal No. 6: Promote a transparent and open government.
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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.
On May 31, 2023, the terms of two Commissioners who serve on each of the Civil Service, Parks and Recreation, and Planning Commissions will expire. The City Council will consider candidates to serve four-year terms beginning June 1, 2023 and expiring on May 31, 2027.
A total of ten (10) qualifying applications were received by the recruitment deadline; however, current Planning Commissioner Rose Richárd later withdrew her application and is not seeking reappointment due to relocating outside of the City later this year.
Analysis:
Consistent with the provisions documented in the 2021 Manual of Procedural Guidelines Article 7.4:
· Candidate Statements
o Candidates will be offered three (3) minutes to address the City Council regarding their qualifications for appointment.
· Council Questions
o City Council may ask questions of the candidates 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 of the date applications were received and the candidates’ preferences of Commission(s).
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Attachments:
A. Candidate Roster - Alphabetical Order
B. Candidate Roster - Application Received Date
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