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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-086-07/06/1999-MAKING AN AMENDMENT TO THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MANUAL AS IT RELATES TO MEMBERSHIP LIMITATIONS RESOLUTION 99-86 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS MAKING AN AMENDMENT TO THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MANUAL AS IT RELATES TO MEMBERSHIP LIMITATIONS WHEREAS, the City currently has several boards and commissions appointed by the City Council; and WHEREAS,the information pertaining to the duties,composition,membership limitations, and 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 adopted by the City Council by Resolution 90-110 and amended by the City Council by Resolution 97-119; and WHEREAS, the membership limitations contained in the Manual provide, in part, that all persons appointed to, or serving on, any board or commission shall be residents of the City of Fort Collins, the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area (the "UGA"), or residents of City-owned property located outside the UGA; and WHEREAS, a Retirement Committee (the "Committee") was established in 1971 for the purpose of administering the City's Retirement Plan (the "Plan"); and WHEREAS, the duties of the Committee, as contained in Section 21-88 of the City Code, are limited to supervising the administration of the Plan; and WHEREAS, the Council wishes to establish an exception to the UGA membership requirement for employees and retirees appointed to the Committee; and WHEREAS, the Council believes that it would be in the City's best interests to amend the membership limitations to allow persons appointed to or serving on the General Employees Retirement Committee to reside outside of the UGA. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the "Membership Limitations" subsection of the Boards and Commissions Manual of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to read as follows: Membership Limitations The following limitations and requirements are applied to board or commission memberships: No person may serve on any one board or commission for more than eight(8) consecutive years (two complete terms).* In the event that an individual fills the unexpired term of a board or commission member,the unexpired term shall not be counted as a complete term. No person will be appointed by the City Council to serve concurrently on more than one board or commission. (This limitation does not apply to committees deemed to be temporary in nature.) All persons appointed to, or serving on, any board or commission shall be residents of the City of Fort Collins or the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area. Any member who resides outside of the Urban Growth Area during his or her term of service on a board or commission,shall resign his or her membership. The limitations imposed by this paragraph shall not apply to applicants for or members of the General Employees Retirement Committee nor to individuals residing on City-owned property which is located outside of the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area. *Section 2-437(b) of the City Code limits members of the Water Board to three (3) consecutive four (4) year terms. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins held this 6th day of July, A.D. 1999. _3�Z� 2' ;,�- z Ma}or _ ATTEST: City Clerk