HomeMy WebLinkAboutMS Appoint Standby CouncilmembersO'Ty0�. Agenda Item No: 11
1� "/a Meeting Date: March 16, 2009
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
Department: Management Services
Prepared by: Steven Hancock, City Manager Approval:
Emergency Services Manager
SUBJECT: AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION 12638 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL APPOINTING STANDBY OFFICERS FOR EACH
MEMBER OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL.
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution.
BACKGROUND:
Resolution 12638 was brought before the City of San Rafael City Council for adoption of
approving Standby City Council officers on January 5, 2009. The City Council adopted
nine Standby City Council officers on January 5, 2009; however, since that date, one
Standby City Council officer has since removed themselves from the position. This
resolution is an amendment to resolution 12638 removing Joan Thayer and adding
Maribeth Bushey -Lang as a Standby City Council officer for Vice Mayor Barbara Heller.
Section 8638, Article 15, Chapter 7, Division 1, Title 2 of the California Government
Code, Preservation of Local Government, authorizes the San Rafael City Council to
appoint named individuals, in order of selection, as standby officers for each member of
the City Council. Each City Council member has been asked to identify individuals that
could fulfill their elected obligations if they are otherwise unable to. The Standby City
Council officers would be used during an emergency when the City Council can not
reconstitute itself and its members are unavailable.
ANALYSIS:
While filling the post of an unavailable regular City Council member during the
emeraencv, the Standby City Council officer would assume all the other duties and
responsibilities that the regular City Council member would have had, including the duty
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to attend council meetings, vote on matters brought before the City Council, comply with
the Fair Political Practices Act with respect to avoidance of conflicts of interest in
making decisions, and comply with the Ralph M. Brown Act public meeting law.
Standby City Council officers must take an oath of office upon appointment and will
serve in those positions until removed or replaced by the City Council, or until they
resign from that position. Standby officers are designated in resolution 12638 and the
attached resolution.
Standby City Council officers will participate in required emergency services training (2
hours) as required by State & Federal law and remain familiar with San Rafael's
disaster operations.
Standby City Council officers must file conflict of interest statements (Form 700's) with
the City Clerk in the same manner as City Council members, per 2 CCR Section
18722(c). ("alternate" or "designee" of persons holding office specified in Government
Code Section 87200, must disclose economic interest "in the same manner as the
person holding the office".)
FISCAL IMPACT:
The action of approving the draft Standby City Council officer has no fiscal impact.
OPTIONS:
1. Approve the Standby City Council officer or approve with modifications.
2. Do not approve the Standby City Council officer and direct staff to make
changes.
ACTION REQUIRED:
Adopt Resolution as presented.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A: Resolution
RESOLUTION NO. 12670
AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION 12638 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL APPOINTING STANDBY OFFICERS FOR EACH
MEMBER OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL.
WHEREAS, a continuity of Government Section is included in the City of San Rafael
Emergency Operations plan; and
WHEREAS, the function and continuity of the San Rafael City Council is important during
periods of a disaster or other emergencies; and
WHEREAS, on January 5, 2009, the San Rafael City Council, through resolution 12638,
identified and approved two alternate Standby City Council officers for each City Council
member; and
WHEREAS, one alternate officer has since removed themselves from the position and a
new alternate has been identified; and
WHEREAS, this resolution is an amendment to resolution 12638 removing Joan Thayer
and adding Maribeth Bushey -Lang as a Standby City Council officer for Vice -Mayor Barbara
Heller.
City Council Member Alternate #1
Vice -Mayor Barbara Heller Maribeth Bushey -Lang
WHEREAS, Section 8638, Article 15, Chapter 7, Division 1, Title 2 of the California
Government Code, Preservation of Local Government, authorizes the San Rafael City Council
to appoint named individuals, in order of selection, as standby officers for each member of the
City Council.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL RESOLVES as follows:
To Appoint the San Rafael Residents identified by City Council Members as Standby Officers for
each City Council Position.
I, ESTHER C. BEIRNE, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council of said City held on Monday, the 16th day of March, 2009 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Brockbank, Connolly, Miller & Mayor Boro
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Vice -Mayor Heller
Esther C. Beirne, City Clerk
INSTRUCTIONS
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DATE:
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
ROUTING SLIP / APPROVAL FORM
USE THIS FORM WITH EACH SUBMITTAL OF A CONTRACT, AGREEMENT,
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION BEFORE APPROVAL BY COUNCIL / AGENCY.
Steven Hancock
Management Services
March 11, 2009
TITLE OF DOCUMENT:
SRRA / SRCC AGENDA ITEM NO.
DATE OF MEETING: March 16, 2009
MAR 112 09
Amendment to resolution 12638 of the Citv Council of The Citv of San Rafael appointinq Standbv Officers
for each member of The San Rafael Citv Council.
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