Item 8LAGENDA ITEM # 8L
NOVEMBER 23, 2009
RESOLUTION NO.06-03
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE
NUMBER OF MEMBERS, APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS AND MEMBERSHIP
CRITERIA FOR THE BOARD MEMBER REVIEW COMMITTEE, PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DA'Z'E AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, a Board Member Review Committee was created by the Mayor and Commission
by resolution 05-04 adopted on April 11, 2005 to review applications and make recommendations for
the appointment and reappointment of members to the city's Boards and Committees, and
WHEREAS, conflicting language between the city charter and several ordinances in the city
code has been identified by the City Attorney which has restilted in a need to amend several provisions
relating to the membership of the Board Member Review Committee, and
~ !.AS, it is in the best interest of the city to amend the original enabling resolution OS-04
to make d~mges to the number of members, the appointment of members, the criteria for membership
and to make several additional modifications to the original provisions.
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Commission of the City of Atlantic Beach as
follows;
SECTION 1. Creation: Resolution 05-04 of the City of Atlantic Beach creating the BOARD
MEMBER REVIEW CObflvITI1'EE shall be amended as follows.
SECTION 2, P se: The purpose of the Board Member Review Committee is to encourage
citizens to apply to serve on the city's boards and committees including requesting applicants to
consider other boards or committees than those that they originally applied for, to review and consider
available applications when vacancies occur, to consider recommending existing board and committee
members to an additional term and to make recommendations to the Mayor as to which applicants to
appoint to fill those vacancies.
SECTION 3. Membership: There will be a total of six(6) members on this Committee. The
first member will be one of the sitting City Commissioners, who shall serve as chairman of the
Committee, shall serve none-year tear and will be eligible for additional terms. Each one-year term
for the Commissioner shall begin on December 1" This member shall be appointed by the Mayor and
be subject to the approval of the commission. The City Manager will automatically be a member and
will remain a member as long as employed by the City .The third and fourth members shall be citizens
of Atlantic Beach. They will be appointed by the Mayor subject to approval of the commission. The
citizen members should have backgrounds or experience in committee work or human resources. The
citizen appointments shall sen+e two-year terms which will be staggered and be eligible to serve a
second two-year term. The fifth member will be the chairman of the board or committee for which
vacancy or re-appointment is currently being considered. They shall serve only for those meetings
where meonbers6ip on their board or c~nnrmittee is being considered. The City Clerk shall serve as a
non-votimg member and perform all necessary administrative duties.
SECTION 4. Duties and Responsibilities
(a) Review available applications for vacancies on city boards and committees and
interview applicants as the Committee determines necessary to make informed recommendations.
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(b) Receive input on the needs of the boards and committees that have vacancies for
consideration as to the geographical, professional and philosophical balances needed so that each of
those boards and committees can successfully sceomplish their intended purposes established by the
Mayor and Commission.
(c) When a reappointment is being considered, solicit and receive input from the Chairman,
members or the staff liaison of the board or committee where the vacancy has occurred, or others on
the appointee's past record of service including, but not limited to, attendance, preparation and overall
contribution to the board or committee.
(d} Make nxommendation{s) to the Mayor on appointments or
reappointments to the city's boards and committees as set forth in the Charter of the City of Atlantic
Beach. Recommendations shall be in the form of committee minutes along with copies of any
applications of all candidates interviewed.
(e) Make additional. rxommendations for membership if the Mayor does not approve the
original recommendation for appointment or if the Commission does not approve the Mayor's
recommendation.
SECTION 5. Meetings and Notice: The meetings of this Board Member Review
Committee shall be set at regular times and will be open to the public as well as to the other city
elected officials altl>~ugh non-members of the Board Member Review Committee shall only observe
and not be active participants in the meeting. A notice of meetings shall be provided in accordance
with state law. Additionally, copies of the applications for appointment shall be transmitted to the
Mayor and Commiesion prior to any meetings where interviews will be conducted and in the city
commission agenda packet.
SECTION 6. Effective date: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its
final passage and adoption.
PASSED by the City Commission this
ATTEST:
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DONNA BUSSEY
City Clerk
Ap ved as to f and correctness:
C. ,ESQUIRE
City A y
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DONALD M. WOLFSON
Mayor
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