CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Memo Date: August 21, 2024
Agenda Date: August 27, 2024
Prepared By: Tammy Gemmati, Administrative Services Director
Anthony A. Garganese, City Attorney
Through: Stockton Whitten, City Manager
Requested Action:
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Consider the appointment of Qualified Candidate Patricia Weeks to fill the vacancy and unexpired term of City Council District 3 Seat through November, 2024...End
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BACKGROUND:
At the July 23, 2024 City Council Meeting, a vacancy was declared via Resolution No. 2024-069 due to the resignation of Councilman Matthew Barringer. In recognition of the requirements under City Charter, Article III, Section 10 (a), that specify the timeframe required to fill the Council Seat vacancy and unexpired term through November, 2024, two options were provided to City Council.
City Charter, Article III, Section 10 (a) states that "A vacancy in a councilmember's office shall occur upon the death, resignation, removal from office as authorized by law, or forfeiture of office of the councilmember. In the event of such a vacancy, it shall be the duty of the remaining members, absent the councilmember that created the vacancy, at either of the next two regular meetings following the creation of such vacancy, to select a duly qualified citizen to fill said vacancy until the next general election; except that no such appointment shall be made during the period between any election and the time the newly elected councilmembers are seated. Appointment of such person shall be by the affirmative vote of three (3) councilmembers."
City Council was provided two options of action they can take in order to fulfill the vacancy and unexpired term of City Council District 3 Seat through November, 2024. It was decided by City Council to go with Option #2:
(2) The City Council can take a more structured approach and require that a public notice be published in various places advising interested candidates to file an application for serving ...
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