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Council reappoints Measure U oversight members and directs staff to review term limits for advisory bodies
Summary
The council approved recommended appointments to the Citizens Advisory Commission and the Measure U Oversight Committee, directed staff to return with options to align term-limit rules, and allowed current Measure U member David Scribner to continue serving until a formal appointment is made.
The Port Hueneme City Council on Jan. 21 approved a slate of appointments and reappointments to two advisory bodies and directed staff to return with recommendations about aligning term-limit rules for both bodies.
Staff presented recommended appointments to the Citizens Advisory Commission (CAC) and the Measure U Transactions and Use Tax Oversight Committee (Measure U committee). The council voted to approve the appointments recommended by council members, including the addition of Christie Carlson to the Measure U committee at the request of Mayor Pro Tem Lopez, and directed staff to bring back a report comparing term-limit policies for the advisory bodies.
City staff explained the Measure U committee had been established by a council resolution (Resolution No. 4257) with two-year terms and a two-term limit. The staff report noted David Scribner had served two terms and therefore had reached the committee’s term limit, but that no other applicant had been nominated for that slot. Council discussed whether to reappoint Scribner or allow him to continue until a replacement is selected. Multiple council members said Scribner had helped make the committee functional after earlier years in which it met infrequently.
The council’s motion (as amended) approved the staff-recommended slate of appointments with the specific inclusion of Mayor Pro Tem Lopez’s nominee, and directed staff to return on a future agenda with recommendations to harmonize term-limit rules for the CAC and the Measure U committee. The council recorded the motion as passing unanimously; staff noted that, by council practice, a member continues to serve until a replacement is appointed.
Council members raised procedural questions about whether the advisory committees are covered by the Brown Act and whether council policies apply; staff reported the City had treated these bodies as Brown Act bodies and that agendas were posted and onboarding and training (Form 700 and required ethics training) have been provided. The city attorney later confirmed the committees are subject to the Brown Act based on the facts presented.
The council did not adopt final language on term limits at the meeting; rather, the city will return with a recommendation for council action.
