HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-03-18 Ordinance 5190ORDINANCE NO. 5190
Ordinance of the Council ofthe City of Palo Alto Amending Chapter 2.24
(Library Advisory Commission) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to
Decrease the Number of Library Advisory Commission Members from
Seven to Five and Provide for Bi-Monthly Meetings
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 2.24.010 of Chapter 2.24 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
2.24.010 Membership.
There is created a library advisory commission composed of five (5) members who
shall be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure ofthe city council, but who shall not be
councilmembers, officers or employees of the city of Palo Alto. Each member of the
commission shall have a demonstrated interest in public library matters. All members ofthe
commission shall at all times be residents of Palo Alto. All members of the commission shall
take an oath of office before commencing their service on the commission.
SECTION 2. Section 2.24.030 of Chapter 2.24 ofthe Palo Alto Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
2.24.030 Term of office.
Except as hereinafter provided, the term of office of each library advisory
commission member shall be three years or until his or her successor is appointed. Commission
appointments shall be staggered so that two (2) members are apPointed in 2013 and every
three years thereafter, three (3) members are appointed in 2014 and every three years
thereafter. Terms of office commence on February 1 and expire on January 31 of the third
year. If a successor is unavailable, a member may remain in office until his or her successor is
appointed.
SECTION 3. Section 2.24.040 of Chapter 2.24 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
2.24.040 Officers.
Each year, at the first regular meeting of the library advisory commission, the
commission shall nominate and elect one of its members as the chairperson. The chairperson
shall hold office for one year or until his or her successor is elected, unless his or her term as a
member ofthe commission expires earlier.
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SECTION 4. Section 2.24.060 of Chapter 2.24 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
2.24.060 Meetings.
(a) The library advisory commission shall establish a regular time, date and place of
meeting and shall_ordinarily hold meetings bi-monthly.
(b) Three (3) ofthe five (5) members shall constitute a quorum.
(c) The commission may establish rules and procedures governing the conduct of its
meetings in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order.
(d) The commission shall be subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act, California
Government Code Section 54950, et seq.
SECTION 5. The Council finds that the provisions ofthis Ordinance do not
constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act because it can be seen with
certainty that no significant environmental impact will occur as a result of the amended
Ordinance.
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SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be effective on the thirty-first day after the date of
its adoption.
INTRODUCED: March 4,2013
PASSED: March 18, 2013
AYES: BERMAN, BURT, HOLMAN, KLEIN, KNISS, PRICE, SCHARFF, SCHMID, SHEPHERD
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