PREPARED BY: MATT RODRIGUEZ DATE OF MEETING: 01/14/19
SUBJECT:
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A) CITY COUNCIL INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTIVE PROCESS: INTERVIEW CANDIDATES AND APPOINT CITY COUNCILMEMBER TO FILL VACANCY BY ADOPTED RESOLUTION
B) ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE OF NEWLY APPOINTED COUNCILMEMBER
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Conduct interviews to fill the vacant seat on the City Council and appoint by Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
This policy item is not listed under the FY 2018-21 Council Priority Workplan, effective November 1, 2017.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This agenda item is not subject to CEQA.
BACKGROUND
At a Special City Council meeting on December 20, 2018, the City Council adopted Resolution No. #2018-166 initiating an appointive process to fill the vacant office of City Councilmember Cecilia Valdez who tendered her resignation to the City Clerk's Office on December 18, 2018, with an effective date of January 2, 2019. Per adopted Resolution No. #2018-166, the City Council voted to establish an appointive process to fill the Council vacancy, and proceed with an application period for interested and qualified applicants, with an application deadline of Thursday, January 10, 2019. Furthermore, by adopted Resolution, the Council voted to proceed with scheduling an interview process to fill the vacancy at a Special City Council meeting on Monday, January 14, 2019.
At the close of the application period, a total of five (5) completed applications were received by the City Clerk's Office. Four (4) applications were deemed eligible for City Council appointment.* The eligible candidates for City Council appointive consideration are the following:
1. Paul V. Morris
2. Abel Pineda
3. Milyn Sanchez
4. Brett Thomas Ryland
*Note: One (1) application received was deemed ineligible for City Council appointive consideration as the current address listed on the application is not within the incorporated city limits:
1. Abdulfat...
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