I. RECOMMENDATION:
Staff is seeking the Council direction related to one (1) future vacancy on the Planning Commission.
II. BACKGROUND:
Commissioners Sailer's term will be ending September 3, 2019. Commissioner Sailer has expressed interest in seeking reappointment by the Council. Commissioner Sailer has been serving on the Coalinga Planning Commission since 2011.
In accordance with Section 2-3.102, members of the Planning Commission shall be appointed by the Council. Any vacancy occurring on the Planning Commission by reason of death, resignation, removal or disqualification shall promptly be filled by the Council for the unexpired term of such member.
III. DISCUSSION:
Staff is seeking direction from the Council as to how they would like address the commissioner term expirations in the Planning Commission. In this situation the Council has multiple options when appointing an existing or new member to the Commission:
- The Council may vote to reappoint the existing Commissioner to an additional term as he has expressed interest in doing so.
- Any member of the Council can make a motion nominating a member of the public to the commission and vote accordingly; or
- If members of the Council do not have an immediate recommendation to directly appoint they can direct the City Clerk to advertise for the Planning Commissioner position and staff will then bring back the list of applicants for consideration at a future meeting.
If Council chooses to advertise the open position, staff may reach out to previous applicants to see if they are interested in being appointed.
IV. ALTERNATIVES:
Alternatives were identified in the discussion section of this report above. There is no alternative of "no action" for this item.
V. FISCAL IMPACT:
None |