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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: February 6, 2007
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL
STAFF: Wanda Krajicek
SUBJECT
Resolution 2007-008 Making an Amendment to the Boards and Commissions Manual.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Boards and Commissions Manual (the"Manual")was adopted by City Council by Resolution
2001-026. The Clerk's Office annually prepares the Manual for members of boards and
commissions which includes membership lists,descriptions of each board and commission,meeting
schedules, conflict of interest guidelines, appeal procedures, and general information regarding
membership limitations, attendance policies and other responsibilities.
At its February 6, 2007 meeting City Council will consider on First Reading, Ordinance No. 021,
2007, creating a new Economic Advisory Commission. It is Council's desire to appoint members
to this newly created Commission to three year terms. Existing board and commission memberships
are appointed to four year terms. Resolution 2007-008 will amend the membership limitations
section of the Manual to allow Council flexibility regarding board and commission membership
terms.
RESOLUTION 2007-008
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
MAKING AN AMENDMENT TO THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MANUAL
WHEREAS, the City currently has several boards and commissions appointed by the City
Council; and
WHEREAS, information pertaining to membership lists, descriptions of each board and
commission, meeting schedules, conflict of interest guidelines, appeal procedures, and general
information regarding membership limitations, attendance policies and other responsibilities of the
City's boards and commissions is contained in a Boards and Commissions Manual(the"Manual'),
maintained by the City Clerk, which Manual was last adopted by the City Council by Resolution
2001-26; and
WHEREAS,Resolution 2001-026 requires that amendments to the Manual which constitute
policy changes shall be made only by the Council by resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to amend the "Membership Limitations" section of the
Manual to allow more flexibility with regard to the terns of boards and commissions members.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the Membership Limitations" section of the Boards and Commissions Manual be
amended as follows:
Membership Limitations
The following limitations and requirements are applied to board or commission
membership:
No person may serve on any one board or commission for more than eigkt-fgj
censecatM years-(two complete terns). For the purpose of this provision,aj`termu
dude the balance of an unexpired term served by a person appointed to fill a
vacancy shall be considered a "complete term" if such unexpired term exceeds 24
months.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins held this
6th day of February, A.D. 2007.
ATTEST: Mayor
City Clerk