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ORDINANCE NO. 5354
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Changing the End of Term Date
for Commissioners Serving on the Human Relations Commission, Library
Advisory Commission, Public Art Commission and Utilities Advisory Commission
from April 30 to May 31 of Various Years and Making Minor Non-substantive
Language Changes
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations. The City Council finds and declares as
A. Currently, terms on the Human Relations Commission, Library Advisory
Commission, Public Art Commission and Utilities Advisory Commission expire on April 30 of
various years. This transition period makes it difficult for new Commissioners on the Utilities
Advisory Commission to effectively exercise their responsibility to review and advise the
Council on the Utilities Department's annual budget; and
B. To remedy this situation, Council intends to realign the Spring Commission
transition period (applicable to the Human Relations Commission, Library Advisory Commission,
Public Art Commission and Utilities Advisory Commission) from April 30 to May 31, when
review of annual budgets is complete.
SECTION 2. Section 2.16.070 (Schedule of Appointments) of Chapter 2.16 (Boards
and Commissions Generally) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
2.16.070 Schedule of appointments.
(a) The City Council shall review applications to fill vacancies in the following
boards and commissions in May of each year:
(1) Human Relations Commission (Chapter 2.22)
(2) Library Advisory Commission (Chapter 2.24)
(3) Public Art Commission (Chapter 2.18)
(4) Utilities Advisory Commission (Chapter 2.23)
(b) The City Council shall review applications to fill vacancies in the following
boards and commissions in December of each year:
(1) Architectural Review Board (Chapter 2.21)
(2) Historic Resources Board (Chapter 2.27)
(3) Parks and Recreation Commission (Chapter 2.25)
(4) Planning and Transportation Commission (Chapter 2.20).
(c) The City Council shall fill vacancies in all other boards and commissions in May
or December of each year, at its discretion.
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(d) The City Council may fill mid-term vacancies during the next regularly
scheduled recruitment for the board or commission or may hold a special
recruitment, at its discretion. Special recruitments shall be subject to the
requirements of Section 2.16.060.
SECTION 3. Section 2.18.040 (Term of Office) of Chapter 2.18 (Public Art
Commission) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
2.18.040 Term of office.
Terms of office on the Public Art Commission shall be three years. Commission
appointments shall be staggered so that three (3) members are appointed in 2018 and every
three years thereafter, and four (4) members are appointed in 2017 and every three years
thereafter. Effective January 1, 2016, terms of office due to expire on April 30 of each year shall
be extended to expire on May 31 of the same year, and thereafter terms of office shall
commence on the the first day of June. If a successor is unavailable, a member may remain in
office until his or her successor is appointed.
SECTION 4. Section 2.22.020 (Term of Office) of Chapter 2.22 (Human Relations
Commission) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
2.22.020 Term of office.
Terms of office on the Human Relations Commission shall be three years. Effective
January 1, 2016, terms of office due to expire on April 30 of each year shall be extended to
expire on May 31 of the same year, and thereafter terms of office shall commence on the first
day of June. If a successor is unavailable, a member may remain in office until his or her
successor is appointed.
SECTION 5. Section 2.23.030 (Term of Office) of Chapter 2.23 (Utilities Advisory
Commission) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
2.23.030 Term of office.
Terms of office on the Utilities Advisory Commission shall be three years. Effective
January 1, 2016, terms of office due to expire on April 30 of each year shall be extended to
expire on May 31 of the same year, and thereafter terms of office shall commence on the first
day of June. Commission appointments shall be staggered so that in each three-year cycle, two
members are appointed one year, two members are appointed the next year, and three
members are appointed the next year. If a successor is unavailable, a member may remain in
office until his or her successor is appointed.
SECTION 6. Section 2.24.030 (Term of Office) of Chapter 2.24 (Library Advisory
Commission) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
2.24.030 Term of office.
Terms of office on the Library Advisory Commission shall be three years.
Commission appointments shall be staggered so that two (2) members are appointed in 2013
and every three years thereafter, and three (3) members are appointed in 2014 and every three
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years thereafter. Effective January 1, 2016, terms of office due to expire on April 30 of each
year shall be extended to expire on May 31 of the same year, and thereafter terms of office
shall commence on the first day of June. If a successor is unavailable, a member may remain in
office until his or her successor is appointed.
SECTION 7. Severability. If any provision, clause, sentence or pa ragraph of this .
ordinance, or the application to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this Ordinance which can be given effect
without the invalid provision or application and, to this end, the provisions of this Ordinance
are hereby declared to be severable.
SECTION 8. The Council finds that this project is exempt from the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (uCEQA"), pursuant to Section 15061 of the CEQA
Guidelines, because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the ordinance
will have a significant effect on the environment.
SECTION 9. This ordinance shall be effective on the thirty-first day after the date of
its adoption.
INTRODUCED: August 24, 2015
PASSED: October 19, 2015
AYES: BERMAN, DUBOIS, FILSETH, HOLMAN, KNISS, SCHARFF, SCHMID, WOLBACH
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Molly Stump
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City of Palo Alto
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City of Palo Alto
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