Item 8B
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
„.~ CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM #8B
MARCH 13, 2006
AGENDA ITEM: Proposed Term Limits for Board and Committee Members
SUBMITTED BY: Jim Hanson, Ci M
DATE: Mazch 3, 2006
BACKGROUND: The enabling ordinances that create each of the city's boards and
committees include provisions outlining the maximum number of terms
that a member can serve. However, there is no guidance in the city code
as to whether or not a board or committee member can be reappointed to
the same boazd or committee after their term limits have expired or, if they
can be reappointed, how soon that reappointment can be made. If boazd
and committee members can be reappointed, there must be some
reasonable limit set as to how soon they can go back on the same board or
committee, or the term limit provision has no meaning.
~" Alan Jensen has prepared the attached ordinance for consideration of the
Mayor and Commission which would provide guidance on this matter.
The recommendation is that that each board or committee member be
~"` required to "sit out" at least one full term before they can be considered
for reappointment.
BUDGET: There are no budget related issues.
RECOMMENDATION: The Mayor and Commission should cons~.der the recommendation on
~"" limits for reappointment and provide guidance ro the city staff on
finalization of an ordinance for first reading.
ATTACHMENTS: 1) Draft ordinance establishing a period of time which must expire before
a term limited member may be reappointed.
AGENDA ITEM #8B
MARCH 13, 2006
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA,
CREATING A NEW SECTION OF THE ATLANTIC BEACH CODE TO BE
KNOWN AS SEC. 2-131. REAPPOINTMENT TO BOARDS &
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COMMITTEES, ESTABLISHING A PERIOD OF TIME WHICH MUST
EXPIRE BEFORE A TERM LIMITED MEMBER MAY BE
„~, REAPPOINTED TO ANY BOARD OR COMMITTEE ON WHICH HE OR
SHE HAS PREVIOUSLY SERVED, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, there are various boards in the City authorized by the Atlantic Beach Code,
such as the Code Enforcement Board and the Community Development Board, and
WHEREAS, there are various committees in the City which have been established by
resolution or appointed by the City Commission, such as the Cultural Arts and Recreation
""' Advisory Committee and the Board Member Review Committee, and
WHEREAS, the boards and committees of the City have varying terms and numbers of
terms which can be served by their members, and
WHEREAS, vacancies can occur on the City boards and committees which require a new
member to be appointed by the City Commission, and
WHEREAS, because the City has established term limits, it is necessary to establish a
period of time which must expire before a member of a City board or committee may be
reappointed to a board or committee on which he/she has previously served and whose term limits
~. have expired, and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Commission to involve as many qualified citizens
~" on City boards and committees -as possible while also recognizing the valuable -experience and
contributions of citizens who have previously served and whose term limits have expired.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON
BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA:
SFCTTnN 1. The Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida, is hereby
amended by adding a new section to be numbered Sec. 2-131, which section shall read as follows:
"Sec. 2-131. Reappointment to boards and committees.
(a) Whenever a vacancy occurs on any board or committee of the City, any
qualified person may be appointed to fill such vacancy, including
someone who has previously served on the board or committee on which
there is a vacancy.
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MARCH 13, 2006
(b) However, any person who has served on a board or committee of the
'~ City for the maximum number of terms allowed may not again be
appointed to that same board or committee until the number of years
equal to one term on said board or committee has passed since the
person was term limited off the board or committee.
n,,, (c) By way of example, terms on the Community Development Board are
two (2) years each, with a maximum of four (4) consecutive terms. A
person who has served four (4) consecutive terms on the Community
~„ Development Board may not be appointed to fill a vacancy on the
Community Development Board until at least two (2) years have passed
since the end of his or her last term."
~F(''TTnN 2. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its final passage and
adoption.
PASSED by the City Commission on first reading this day of , 2006.
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PASSED by the City Commission on second and final reading this day of
~` , 2006.
ATTEST:
DONNA L. BUSSEY
City Clerk
Approved as to form and correctness:
DONALD M. WOLFSON
Mayor, Presiding Officer
ALAN C. JENSEN, ESQUIRE
City Attorney