HomeMy WebLinkAbout2803 Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 2-SD
A RESOLUTION Establishing a Process for Appointments to City Boards and
Commissions.
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco maintains several citizen advisory boards to assist the delivery of
municipal services as well as to advise the City Council in making various policy decisions; and
WHEREAS, the appointment process prescribed by the Pasco Municipal Code requires the
Mayor to appoint citizens to vacancies on such boards, subject to confirmation of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council desire to establish an appointment process which is
more collaborative yet efficient for both the applicants and City Council alike; NOW,THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DOES RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Applications for city boards and commissions shall be solicited annually by the
City Manager on behalf of the City Council.
SECTION 2: All applications received by the City Manager shall be reviewed by a City
Council committee appointed by the Mayor; such committee, to be known as the "Appointmen
Screening Committee," shall be ad-hoc, appointed annually, and consist of
-4W* three members, including the Mayor. The Appointment Screening Committee shall select th se
applicants it deems best suited for the respective board/commission but not more than three applicants
for each vacancy to be filled. The Appointment Screening Committee shall consider the following
factors in making their selections for further consideration:
a) Geographic representation;
b) Gender representation;
c) Ethnic representation;
d) Familial and financial relationships of board members
SECTION 3: Those applicants selected by the Appointment Screening Committee shall be
interviewed by the City Council during a public meeting. At a City Council meeting following such
interview, an interviewed candidate shall be selected by the Mayor for appointment to each vacancy.
Any candidate selected by the Mayor shall be subject to confirmation vote of the City Council; a
majority vote of the quorum present at such meeting shall be required to confirm the Mayor's
appointments.
PASSED by th City Council of the City of Pasco this 15`h day of March 2004.
Michael L. Garrison, Mayor
ATTEST: APP AS TO FORM:
Sandy Ken hy, Deputy City Clerk Lee Kerr, City Attorney