HomeMy WebLinkAbout2883 Resolution RESOLUTION NO. Z'M3
A RESOLUTION Revising the 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 "Appointment Screening
Committee," shall be ad-hoe, appointed annually, and consist of three members, including the Mayor. The
Appointment Screening Committee shall select those 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-,provided however, the Screening Committee may
recommend reappointment of an incumbent applicant without interview by the City Council if the incumbent
has been interviewed by the City Council within the past four years. 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.
SECTION 4• Any prior resolutions of the City Council in conflict with the provisions of this
resolution shall be superseded by this resolution.
PASSED by the ity Council of the City of Pasco this 1 st day of August, 2005.
Michael L. Garri ,Mayor
ATTEST: APPRO A TO FORM:
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Sandy Ken rthy, Deputy City Clerk Lee Kerr, City Attorney