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Home My WebLink AboutORD 3333' • • ORDINANCE NO. _j . .Jl.J... ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING CHAPTER 2. 1 8, CHAP'rER 2. 20, CHAPTER 2. l2 CHAPTER 16.48 AND CHAPTER 16.49 OF THE PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXTENDED FILING PERIOD IN FILI,ING VACANCIES ON CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR FILLING VACANCIES ON THE HISTORIC RESOURCES BOARD The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. Section 2.18.030(3) (Visual Arts Jury) of the Palo Alto Mun1c1pal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "(3) Following notification of a vacancy or pending vacancy for a nonreserved position, the city clerk, in addition to notifying the architec tural review board, shall advertise the same in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, in cluding the council agenda ~igest, four times with in two weeks. Written nominations and applications shall be submitted to the city clel~k within such two-week period and shall be forwarded forthwith to the city council for its consideration. Notwith standing the foregoing, if the nomination or appli cation of an incumbent Jury member is not submitted to the city clerk within the period sp2cifi8d above, said period shall be extended for an addi tional five days during whi~h the city clerk shall accept written nominations and applications of non incumbents." SECTION 2. !"1ection 2.18.030~5) (Visual Arts Jury) is hereby amrnended to read as follows: (5) Final selection and appointment shall be made by the city council at a regular city council meeting after the period for submittal of nomina tions and applications has expired." SECTION 3. Section 2.20.015 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "2.20.015 Manner of appointaent. In filling vacanc'.es on the planning commission the following pro~~dures shall be followed by the city council: (a) Following notification of vacancy or pe~ding vacancy on the planning commission, the city clerk shall advertist the same in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, including the council agenda digest, fou~ times within two weeks1 (b) Written noniminations and applications shall be submitted to the city clerk with!.l"l such two-week period to bP ~orwarded to the city co~l"lcil for its considerat .£-vn. Notwithstanding the f<'·"-t- going, if the nomination or application of an in cumbent commission member is not submitted tc the city clerk within the period specified above, said period shall be extended for an additional five days during which the city clerk shall accept written nominations and applications of non-incum bents. • • (c) The city council shall review all nomina tions and applications and conduct such interviews as it deems necessary prior to selection. (d) Final selection and appointment shall be made by the city council at a regula~ city council meeting after the period for submittal of nomina tions and applications has Axpired. SECTION 4. Sect ion 2. 22.015 of the Palo Alto M.unic.i.pal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "2.22.015 nanner of appointaent. In filling vacancies on the human relations commission the following procedures shall be folL-:>wed by the city council: (a) Following notification of vacancy or pending vacancy on the human relations corr~ission, the city clerk shall advertise the same in a news paper of general circulation in the city, including 4 the counc i 1 agenda digest, four. times \'.lith in two we~ks. (b) Written nominations and applications shall be submitted t.:.o the city clerk within such two-week period to be forwarded to the city council for its consideration. Notwithstanding the fore going, if the nominatir.m or a~-:-p.licat.ion of an in cumbent commission mernb"=r i.s not submitt~d to the city clerk within the period specified above~ said period nhall be extended for an additional five days during which the city clet·k shall accept written nominations an~ applications of non-incum bents. (c) 'i,be city counc i 1 sh·3.1l review all nomina tions and applications and conduct such interviews as it deems necessary ~rio~ to selections. {d) Final selection and appointment shal1 be made by the city council at a regular city council meeting after the period for submittal of nomina tions and applications has expired.~ SECTJ.ON 5. Section 16.48.040 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is hereby ameHded to read as follows: •16.48.o•o Manner of appointaent. In filling vacancies on the architectural review board, the following procedu r-e.J shall be followed by the city councilt (a) Following notification of vacancy on the architectural review board, the city clerk shall advertisP. the same ,in a newspaper of general circu lation in the city, including the council agenda digest, four times within two weeks. (b) Written nominations and applicQtions shall be submitted to the city clerk within such two-week p~rioa, to be forwarded to the ~i~y coun cil for its consideration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the nomination or application of an incumbent board member is not submitted to the city clerk within th6 pariod specified above, said per iod shall be extended for an additional five days during which the city clerk shall accept w,-:itten nominations and applications of non-incumbents. -2- • • • (c) The city council shall review all nomina tions and applications and conduct such interviews as it deems necessary prior to selection. (d) Final selection and appointment shall be made by the city council at a regular city council meeting after the period for submittal of nomina tions and applications has expired. SECTION 6. Section 16.49.040(3) (f) [Historic Resources Board] is hereby added to the Palo Alto Municipal Code: "(f) Manner of appointment. In filling vacancies on the historic resources board, the following procedures shall be followed by the city council: (1) Following notification of vacancy o~ pending vacancy on the historic resource board, the city clerk shall advertise the same in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, irlcluding the council agenda digest, four times within two weeks; ( 2) Writ ten nominations and appl icat ic...:.~;:; shall be submitted t.o the city cJerk within Sl.lch two-week period to be forwarded to the city council for its consideration. Notwithstanding the .fore· going, if the nomination or application of an in cumbent board member is not submitted co the city clerk within the perioj specified above, said per iod shall he extended for an additional five days d•.:~ring which thP. city clerlc: shall accept written nominations and applications of non-incumbents; (3) The city council shall review all nominations and applications and conduct such in terview a as it ··eems necessary prior to selec tions; (4) Final selection and appointment shall be made by the city council at a regul~r city council meeting after the perioa for submittal of nominationR and applications has expired." SEC_?:ION 7. The Council finds that thiR is not a project as de fined!n Sect1on 11.04.130 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code and, there fore, no environmental im~act assessment is necessary. SECTION 8. This ordinance shall become effective upon tbe com mencement of the thirty-first day afte~ its passage. INTRODUCED: February 1, 1982 PASSED: February 22, 1982 AYES: Bechtel, Cobb, Eyerly, Fazzino, Fletcher, Klein, Levy, Renz.el, w;therspoon NOES: None ABGTENTIONS: None ABSENT: None i&>yor {/ -3- " .. • • APPROVED AS TO FORM: C1ty Attorney ' City ) -4-