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Council adopts revisions to commissions handbook; agrees to revisit Public Safety Commission changes within 45 days
Summary
The council adopted a set of changes to the handbook governing city boards and commissions – including removing districting requirements and splitting the Beautification and Parks & Recreation Commission – and agreed to review an individually proposed rewrite for the Public Safety Commission within 45 days after discussion with the police chief.
The Lompoc City Council adopted a resolution and introduced an ordinance revising the handbook that governs city boards and commissions. The changes approved by the council remove districting requirements for commissions, split the previous combined Beautification and Parks & Recreation Commission back into separate bodies, and set the Utility Commission and Public Safety Commission to meet monthly in the City Council chamber unless another location is approved.
City staff told the council the handbook edits implement earlier direction and include revised functions for several commissions. The city attorney said staff will return with the ordinance language required for code changes where functions are set in municipal code.
Council member Bridal presented additional redline language he prepared for the Public Safety Commission to clarify its scope and deliverables; the police chief cautioned that the proposed language read more like an oversight committee and urged more time for discussion. “To have a non-sworn entity having involvement in police policies… this is something that needs to be discussed and looked into much further than just being dropped in our lap right now,” Chief Steve Martin said.
Rather than delay adoption of the handbook, the council approved staff’s recommended changes and separately agreed to agendize Bridal’s proposed Public Safety Commission redlines for discussion and possible action within 45 days. The council also directed staff to return in six months with a report on how the new commission changes are working.
Outcome: Resolution and ordinance changes were adopted as recommended by staff. Council instructed staff to schedule a 45-day follow-up specifically to consider the Public Safety Commission redlines proposed by Council member Bridal and to meet with the police chief in advance.
