HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-042-05/06/2008-AMENDING RESOLUTION 2008-023 PERTAINING TO THE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS 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 aboard 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 currentmembers of Cityboardswho 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 September 1, 2008.
2. 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 Co f the City of Fort Collins this 6th
day May, A.D. 2008.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk