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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 09/07/2010 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 094, 2010, AMENDIN DATE: September 7, 2010 =1 ' STAFF: Wanda Krajicek • ' • • Second Reading of Ordinance No. 094, 2010, Amending Section 2-152 of the City Code to Change the Number of Members on the Commission on Disability. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on August 17, 2010, reduces number of members on the Commission on Disability from 11 to 9 because turnover and recruiting new members has been a consistent problem making it difficult to reach a quorum at meetings for the past several years. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. ATTACHMENTS 1. Copy of First Reading Agenda Item Summary-August 17, 2010 (w/o attachments) ATTACHMENT 1 DATE: August 17, 2010 AGENDA ITEM SUM ARY STAFF: Wanda Krajicek FORT COLLINSCO NCIL M FIRM First Reading of Ordinance No. 094, 2010, Amending Section 2-152 of the City Code to Change the Number of Members on the Commission on Disability. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY r__ ICN /7 The membership of the Commission on Disability( Commission')_consists)of 11 members appointed by City Council. Currently there are two vacancies on the Commission For the past several years turnover and recruiting new members has been a consistent problemmaking�it difficult to reach a quorum at meetings. Staff and Commission members agree that the Commission membership should be reduced from 11 to 9 members. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION The Commission on Disability was created on November 4, 1986, by adoption of Ordinance No. 158, 1986. Recent turnover and lower numbers of applications received during the annual boards and commissions recruitment efforts have made it difficult for the Commission to maintain a membership total of 11 persons. Staff and the Commission agree that reducing the membership of•theCbmmis§ionwill help elimin5tethe problem of reaching a quorum and allow the Commission to be more efficient`/a'nd effective in perfJorminngg its))dutie\ apnd functions. There are no applications on file flr Council clsideratii I it'o fill the current vacancies. Staff and Commission members agree that it would be in the Best-interest of the Commission to reduce the membership from 11 members to 9 members. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOM ATION C\\ The Commission on Disability recommends adoption of (Ordinance. U ATTACHMENTS 1. Commission on Disability minutes, July 8, 2010 (draft) ORDINANCE NO. 094, 2010 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING SECTION 2-152 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS TO CHANGE THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS ON THE COMMISSION ON DISABILITY WHEREAS, on November 4, 1986, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 158, 1986, creating a Commission on Disability ("Commission"), consisting of 11 members; and WHEREAS, in staffs and the Commission's opinion, because of difficulty in reaching a quorum, the membership should be reduced to nine members; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to accommodate the Commission's request to reduce the membership of the Commission. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that Section 2-152(a) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to read as follows: See. 2-152. Membership; term. (a) The Commission shall consist of nine(9) members appointed by the City Council. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 17th day of August, A.D. 2010, and to be presented for final passage on t 7th day of September, A.D. 2010. Mayor ATTEST: . 4"�� : City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading this 7th day of September, A.D. 2010. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk