HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-20-2015 ARC Item 4b - ARC Bylaws Memo 2015 and Attachment 1
Memorandum
Community Development Department
TO: ARC Chairperson and Commissioners
FROM: Phil Dunsmore, Senior Planner
DATE: 4/20/15
SUBJECT: Biennial Review of Bylaws
City Charter (Charter, Article XII, Section 1204) requires that every advisory body to the
City Council have a set of bylaws that set forth procedures, purpose, specific functions,
meetings, officers, budget, etc. The City’s Advisory Body Handbook requires that
these bylaws be reviewed by May 1st of each odd-numbered year and that the
Commission provide the Council with a recommendation for any changes.
The ARC’s Bylaws are attached for your review. The last change occurred in 2009
which added an opening paragraph to the bylaws regarding membership in response to
Council direction. That paragraph clarifies that the Commission has seven members,
that there are not special requirements for being on the Commission other than an
interest in the community’s built environment and aesthetics, and that members need to
reside in the city limits.
From staff’s review of the bylaws, there is not a need to modify them for any reason at
this time. The ARC should review the bylaws to confirm that they accurately reflect
current ARC procedures. Staff will forward the Commission’s recommendation to the
Council.
Attached:
ARC Bylaws
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