HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 82-27 05/03/1982 RESOLUTION NO. 82-27
WHEREAS, the City of Springfield has found it desirable and necessary for
the effective and efficient conduct of City business and community issues to
establish various committees to address specific areas of concern; and
WHEREAS, these committees largely consist of appointed citizens; and
WHEREAS, the City has also found it desirable to establish consistent
policies with regard to membership qualifications, appointment procedures, length
of terms, and other matters relating to service on these various committees;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Springfield:
1 . That all persons appointed to the City' s committees, boards, and
commissions be residents, electors, or property owners within Springfield, or
appointees of other Springfield public agencies.
2. That all applicants complete a standard application form and submit
it to the City Manager's Office.
3. That vacant positions be publicized as widely as practical throughout
the community.
4. That the Mayor and Council hold formal interviews of applicants for
positions on the Planning Commission and Budget Committee, including both
potential first-time appointees and members applying for reappointment.
5. That citizen positions on committees with no pre-established date
of expiration be for four-year, overlapping terms of office, with no individual
allowed to be appointed to more than two consecutive full terms.
6. That positions be automatically vacated when a committee member has
two consecutive unexcused absences, and that more than three consecutive
excused absences shall give the committee the option of declaring a position
vacant.
7. That there be no designation or appointment of alternate voting
members.
8. That the nomination and confirmation procedures be as follows:
a. Nominated by Mayor, confirmed by Mayor and Council -
Hospital Facility Authority, Library Board, Alton Baker
Park Advisory Committee, Downtown Commission, Metropolitan
Wastewater Management Commission, Fees and Charges
Committee, Legislative Task Force and all other Council
subcommittees.
b. Nominated by Councilors by ward, confirmed by Mayor and
Council - Budget Committee, Committee for Citizen
Involvement, Community Development Advisory Committee.
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c. Nominated by Mayor or Councilors, confirmed by Mayor and
Council - Boxing and Wrestling Commission, Building Code
Board of Appeals, Historical Commission, Planning Commission,
Metropolitan Area Planning Advisory Committee, Metropolitan
Wastewater Advisory Committee, Bicycle Committee.
9. That these policies shall supercede contrary provisions of any
previous resolutions adopting By-Laws of the various committees and shall be
controlling policies for any subsequently adopted committee operational
documents until such time as expressly repealed, modified, or overruled.
Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Springfield by a vote of
-5- for and -1- against this 3rd day of May ,
1982.
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