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Mayor Tucker appointed primary to Air Pollution Control District advisory board; Amparano named alternate
Summary
The council appointed Mayor Tucker as primary representative and Councilmember Amparano as alternate to the Air Pollution Control District advisory board at a special meeting request that arrived after the agenda was posted; the motion carried 3‑1. Staff will confirm whether the appointee must be an elected official or whether staff can serve.
The Imperial City Council appointed Mayor Tucker as the primary representative and Councilmember Amparano as the alternate to the Air Pollution Control District advisory board following a late request from the district.
Staff explained the request arrived after the original agenda was posted and that the district has scheduled a meeting next week. "This request that we received in the air pollution control district came to us after the original agenda was posted," staff said, noting the board last convened in 2017 and that the mayor had served previously.
Councilmember motioned to appoint Mayor Tucker as primary and Councilmember Amparano as alternate; the motion passed on a 3‑1 vote. Council discussed whether the appointee must be an elected official or whether staff could serve; staff said they would follow up on the legal requirement and return with clarification.
Next steps: staff to confirm statutory requirements for appointments and ensure the appointees are registered with the district.
