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Council agrees to review planning-commission appointment rules after members raise legal and transparency concerns
Summary
Council directed staff to compare the municipal code with state government code and return with clarified ordinance and bylaw language after debate over whether incumbents should be reappointed without an open application process.
City staff and council members debated the appointment process for advisory bodies, and the council agreed to have staff compare the city’s municipal code with the California Government Code and return with clarified language and proposed bylaw amendments.
At the meeting, city staff explained that the Planning Commission is established in the municipal code as a five-member body appointed by majority vote of the council for three-year terms. The code allows incumbents who want another term to submit a written request; past practice, however, has been inconsistent, staff said. “If a Planning Commissioner is interested in serving…
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