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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 05/06/2008 - RESOLUTION 2008-042 AMENDING RESOLUTION 2008-023 P ITEM NUMBER: 16 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: May6, 2006 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Darin Atteberry Steve Roy SUBJECT Resolution 2008-042 Amending Resolution 2008-023 Pertaining to the Training Program of Board and Commission Members. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of this Resolution. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Resolution modifies the training requirements for members of City boards and commissions so as to reduce the number of times that appointees are required to attend the training. BACKGROUND On February 19, 2008, the City Council adopted Resolution 2008-023 (the "Resolution") establishing a training program for members of City boards and commissions. The program was made mandatory for both current and future board and commission members,with members being required to attend the training session either in person or in such other fashion as the City Manager and City Attorney may deem appropriate,and to do so within certain time frames established in the Resolution. Following the two training sessions held since the passage of the Resolution,members who attended the sessions provided feedback and suggestions as to how the training itself and the requirements related thereto could be improved. Among the suggestions submitted was the suggestion to modify the requirement that all persons appointed to a board or commission receive the training within six months of the date of their appointment, since members who are re-appointed to the same board or commission or appointed to a different board or commission may have recently received the training. The City Manager and City Attorney agree with this suggestion and have recommended that the Council amend the Resolution accordingly. In response to other feedback from board and commission members,the City staff who present the training will be recording an additional training session for those who did not attend the training in person, and after completion of the recording, additional time should be allowed for members to view the recorded session. Therefore, the Resolution also extends the period for compliance by current members to September 1, 2008. RESOLUTION 2008-042 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING RESOLUTION 2008-023 PERTAINING TO THE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS WHEREAS , on February 19 , 2008 , the City Council adopted Resolution 2008-023 (the "Resolution") establishing a training program for members of City boards and commissions ; and WHEREAS , the program was made mandatory for both current and future board and commission members, with members being required to attend the training session either in person or in such other fashion as the City Manager and City Attorney may deem appropriate, and to do so within certain time frames established in the Resolution; and WHEREAS , following the two training sessions held since the passage of the Resolution, members who attended the sessions provided feedback and suggestions as to how the training itself and the requirements related thereto could be improved; and WHEREAS , among the suggestions submitted was the suggestion to modify the requirement that all persons appointed to a board or commission receive the training within six months of the date of their appointment, since members who are re-appointed to the same board or commission or appointed to a different board or commission may have recently received the training; and WHEREAS , the City Manager and City Attorney agree with this suggestion and have recommended that the Council amend the Resolution accordingly; and WHEREAS , in response to other feedback from board and commission members, the City staff who present the training will be recording an additional training session for those who did not attend the training in person, and after completion of the recording, additional time should be allowed for members to view the recorded session. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that Resolution 2008 -023 is hereby amended so that the training requirements for members of City boards and commission read as follows : 1 . That all current members of City boards who have not previously attended the training program offered by City staff with regard to the structure and operation of City government and the legal and ethical duties and responsibilities of board and commission members must receive such training, either in person or in such other fashion as the City Manager and City Attorney may deem appropriate, on or before July f , 1 , 2008 . 2 . That such training is hereby made mandatory for all ffifure members of eity Board andcommissionmembers . This requllk111%.111L' 111USt be fulfilled within six months of the arrointni new tenn of That each person appointed to a City board or commission after the date of this Resolution must receive such training within six (6) months of the date of his or her appointment; provided, however, that this requirement shall not apply to : a. persons who are re-appointed to the same board or commission; or b . persons who have already received the training, as a member of another board or commission, within the four (4) year period immediately prior to the date of their appointment. 3 . That a record of compliance with this requirement shall be maintained in the office of the City Clerk and retained for at least two years following the expiration of each board and commission member's term of office . 4. Notice of this requirement shall be included in the City's Board and Commission Manual. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 6th day May, A.D . 2008 . Mayor ATTEST : City Clerk