Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Council Protocols topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Ojai City Council adopts six‑month rotation for commission liaisons
Summary
Council revised its council protocols to change commission liaison assignments to six‑month terms and add the public safety commission to the rotation; staff will document the rotation and distribute public-comment packets to liaisons.
Ojai City Council voted June 16 to change its commission‑liaison rotation from the previous cadence to six‑month terms and to add the newly created public safety commission into the cycle.
Mr. Montgomery and City Manager Harvey presented options (six months, one year, or keeping the existing rotation) and recommended a six‑month rotation to give each council member exposure to more commissions during their term while limiting the chance one member could dominate a commission's agenda. Council members said six months provides better relationship building with commission chairs and staff liaisons and reduces the administrative churn that quarterly rotations produced.
Council also asked staff to ensure that public comments are included in commission liaison packets (staff said time constraints are the primary reason they are not always included, and staff committed to working with liaisons to improve packet distribution). The council directed staff to proceed with the rotation change and the minor modification to the council protocols; the resolution adopting the revisions (changing annual assignments to six‑month assignments and updating the rotation to include public safety) was approved by roll call. The meeting then adjourned.
