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CITY OF SIMI VALLEY
MEMORANDUM
December 2, 2024
TO: City Council
FROM: Department of Environmental Services
SUBJECT: SELECTION OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO INTERVIEW AND
NOMINATE PROSPECTIVE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL EXECUTIVE
BOARD MEMBERS
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council select two subcommittees, each comprised of two City Council members, to interview and nominate prospective Neighborhood Council Executive Board Members.
BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW
Neighborhood Council Executive Board Members are appointed to staggered two -year terms, with approximately one third of the seats expiring every eight months. The next regular term of appointments is scheduled to commence on March 1, 2025. A general recruitment effort to fill 22 positions was initiated on October 9, 2024, and concluded on November 15 , 202 4. A total of 42 applications were received during the recruitment period.
Only those applicants who attend a mandatory orientation and participate in the interview process will be eligible for appointment to the Executive Boards. Two orientation s are scheduled for Tuesday, December 3, 2024 and Saturday, December 7, 2024. Executive Board appointments will occur during a City Council meeting in February 2025.
FINDINGS AND ALTERNATIVES
Staff is recommending that the City Council appoint two subcommittees, each comprised of two City Council members, to interview and nominate prospective Neighborhood Council Executive Board members. The Brown Act (Government Code Section 54950, et seq.) provides that advisory committees composed solely of less than a quorum of City Council that meet for a limited duration and specified scope, are not legislative bodies.
The interviews and nominations conducted by each subcommittee will be facilitated independently of each other, and presented to the City Council for consideration in compliance with the Brown Act.
For the July 2024 terms, Mayor Thomas and Council Member Cavanaugh interviewed and nominated applicants for Neighborhood Councils #1 and #2. Mayor Pro Tem Rhodes and Council Member Litster interviewed and nominated applicants for Neighborhood Councils #3 and #4.
AGENDA ITEM NO.
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If all applicants attend the orientation and request an interview, it is estimated that approximately eight hours will be needed to conduct interviews, at about ten minutes each.
The following table details the total number of vacancies and eligible applications for each Neighborhood Council.
Neighborhood
Council
Number of
Vacancies
Number of
Applications
1 3 12
2 9 9
3 4 8
4 6 13
Total 22 42
The following alternatives are available to the City Council:
1. Select two subcommittees , each comprised of two City Council members, to interview and nominate prospective Neighborhood Council Execu tive Board Members;
2. Provide staff with alternative direction.
Staff recommends Alternative No. 1.
SUGGESTED CITY COUNCIL MOTION
I move to select two subcommittees, Council Members (Name and Name) to conduct interviews and nominate prospective Neighborhood Council Executive Board Members for Neighborhood Councils # (numbers) and Council Members (Name and Name) to conduct interviews and nominate prospective Neighborhood Council Executive Board Members for Neighborhood Councils # (numbers).
SUMMARY
The next regular term of appointments for the Neighborhood Council Executive Boards is scheduled to commence on March 1, 2025. Therefore, staff is recommending that the City Council select two subcommittees, each comprised of two City Council members, to interview and nominate prospective Neighborhood Council Executive Board members to each Board.
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Stratis Perros
Environmental Services Director
Prepared by: Kelly Duffy, Community Services Coordinator 2