HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 5p. Advisory Body Appointment for an Unscheduled Vacancy on the TBID Item 5p
Department: Administration
Cost Center: 1021
For Agenda of: 6/21/2022
Placement: Consent
Estimated Time: N/A
FROM: Greg Hermann, Deputy City Manager
Prepared By: Kevin Christian, Deputy City Clerk
SUBJECT: ADVISORY BODY APPOINTMENT FOR A CURRENT VACANCY ON THE
TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD
RECOMMENDATION
Confirm the appointment of Megan Taylor to the Tourism Business Improvement District
Board (TBID).
DISCUSSION
Annual appointments to the various City Advisory Body Committees were made at the
March 15, 2022, City Council meeting. The process for those appointments included
recruitment by the City Clerk’s office, interviews, and recommendations by the respective
City Council sub-committees, with final confirmation of those recommendations made by
the full Council. The applications of qualified candidates who are not chosen for
immediate appointment are held for one -year for possible consideration in the event an
unscheduled vacancy occurs. When unscheduled vacancies occur throughout the year,
outreach to the qualified applicant list is conducted along with any necessary new
recruitment for the given vacancies. The TBID has had several resignations following the
annual recruitment, necessitating continual recruitment outreach since the annual
recruitment was completed.
The Council Liaison Subcommittee members assigned for the TBID, Councilmembers
Christianson and Shoresman, recommend the immediate appointment of Megan Taylor
to fulfill the remainder of a four-year term ending March 31, 2024.
Policy Context
The Advisory Body Handbook, last adopted by City Council in September 2021, outlines
the recruitment procedures, membership requirements, and term limits for all advisory
bodies. Additionally, the City Council Policies and Procedures Manual, last updated Apri l
2022, describes the “Appointment Procedure” and “Process” for Advisory Body
appointments. Recruitment and appointment recommendations were performed in
conformance with all recruitment procedures, processes, and bylaws found in these
resources.
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California Government Code Section 54972, Local Appointments List (Maddy Act),
requires that on or before December 31st of each year, each legislative body shall prepare
an appointments list for their boards, commissions, and committees whose members
serve at the pleasure of the legislative body. This obligation was met and is on-going.
Public Engagement
Notices that the City was accepting applications for City Advisory Bodies were placed in
The New Times, on the City’s website and “e-notification” service, listed in the annual
Local Appointments List (Maddy Act Notice – GC 54972) on the City Website and City
Information kiosk, and distributed via City social media outlets, in November 2021 for the
annual recruitment. Following Maddy Act guidelines, notices were posted in the City
Information kiosk outside City Hall and on the Advisory Body Vacancies page of the City’s
website alerting the public that the City was specifically accepting applications for the
TBID.
CONCURRENCE
The Council liaisons for the TBID concur with the recommendation.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to the recommended action in
this report, because the action does not constitute a “Project” under CEQA Guidelines
Sec. 15378.
FISCAL IMPACT
Budgeted: Yes Budget Year: 2021-22
Funding Identified: Yes
Fiscal Analysis:
Funding
Sources
Total Budget
Available
Current
Funding
Request
Remaining
Balance
Annual
Ongoing
Cost
General Fund $ N/A $ $ $
State
Federal
Fees
Other:
Total $ $ $ $
Advisory body members serve as volunteers and donate their time. The costs related to
recruitment is accounted for in the annual budget appropriation in the city clerk program.
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ALTERNATIVES
Council could recommend changes to the sub-committee recommended
appointment or direct staff to re-open recruitment for additional candidates. This is
not recommended as the applicant meets all the qualifications for this Advisory Body and
the Council Liaisons for the committee feel that they have been quite thorough in their
consideration for the recommendation.
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