City Council Staff Report Page 1 of 2 January 27, 2026
Staff Report
Agenda Item No. 4.2
DATE: January 27, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Joan Malloy, City Manager
SUBJECT: Waive Full Reading and Introduce By Title Only An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Union City Amending Section 2.21.020 “Creation - Membership” of the Union City Municipal Code to Add a Third Alternate Commissioner to the Park and Recreation Commission
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff recommends that the City Council consider waiving full reading and introducing by title only an ordinance amending the Union City Municipal Code to add one additional Alternate Commissioner position to the Park and Recreation Commission (the “Commission”). The City’s current Boards, Commissions, and Committees roster reflects two (2) Commission alternate seats; this ordinance would authorize a third alternate seat to support continuity of Commission operations and provide additional flexibility when regular members are unavailable.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
• Goal B – Governance and Organizational Effectiveness: Strengthens governance capacity by ensuring advisory bodies can maintain participation and continuity. • Goal E – Communication and Outreach: Supports civic participation by expanding opportunities for residents to serve.
BACKGROUND
The Commission advises the City Council on the recreational needs of Union City residents. The Commission currently includes two alternate positions. Following the City’s recent recruitment and interviews, the Mayor has indicated interest in filling more than two alternate roles; however, the Municipal Code currently authorizes only two alternate seats. This ordinance would add a third alternate position, allowing the Mayor to appoint an additional alternate, with Council concurrence, when desired.
For administrative consistency, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-029, which standardizes the term start and end dates for new appointments to commence on Agenda Item No. 4.2
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January 1 and expire on December 31 of the final year of the term. The resolution does not itself create seats, but will apply to future appointments to any newly created alternate position.
DISCUSSION
This item is limited to a structural update: creating an additional alternate seat on the Commission. If the ordinance is adopted, the Mayor may subsequently bring forward an appointment after the effective date of the ordinance to fill the new alternate seat for City Council concurrence as part of the overall appointments process. Any new appointment to the additional alternate seat will follow the standardized term framework established by Resolution No. 2025-029.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with introducing and adopting this ordinance.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council consider waiving full reading and introducing by title only an ordinance amending the Union City Municipal Code to add one additional Alternate Commissioner position to the Park and Recreation Commission.
Prepared by: Thai Nam Pham, City Clerk
Submitted by: Thai Nam Pham, City Clerk
Attachments
1. Proposed Ordinance