Item 5A- Appointment of Commissioner to BMRCAGENDA ITEM:
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BACKGROUND:
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM SA
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
Appointment of a City Commissioner to Chair the Board Member
Review Committee
Donna L. Bartle, City Clerk })~
November 2, 2016
The Board Member Review Committee (BMRC) was created by
Resolution No. 05 -04 on April 11, 2005 and was later amended by
Resolution No. 06-03 on February 13, 2006 and Resolution No.
12-08 on April 9, 2012. 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 boards or committees other 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.
The Board Member Review Committee is comprised of six (6)
members which includes a sitting City Commissioner serving as
Chairman of the Committee. The "Commissioner" member shall
serve a one-year term beginning on December 1st and is eligible for
additional terms.
This "Commissioner" member shall be appointed by the Mayor
subject to the approval of the Commission.
Currently, Commissioner John Stinson serves as the Chairman of
the Board Member Review Committee and his first term will
expire on November 30, 2016.
RECOMMENDATION: Appoint a Commissioner to serve a one-year term as Chairman on the
Board Member Review Committee beginning December 1, 2016.
ATTACHMENT(S): Resolution No. 12 -08
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RESOLUTION NO. 12-08
AGENDA ITEM SA
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
A 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 DATE 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 and amended by Resolution 06-03 which was approved on
February 13, 2006, to review applications and make recommendations for the appointment and
reappointment of members to the city's Boards and Committees, and
WHEREAS, it is desirable to replace the City Manager as a member on this Committee with
another citizen member.
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Commission of the City of Atlantic Beach as
follows;
SECTION 1. Creation: Resolutions 05-04 and 06-03 of the City of Atlantic Beach creating and
amending the BOARD MEMBER REVIEW COMMITTEE shall be further amended as follows.
SECTION 2. Purpose: 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 a one-year term and will be eligible for additional terms. Each one-year term for the
Commissioner shall begin on December 1st. This member shall be appointed by the Mayor and be subject
to the approval of the commission. The second, 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
shall have backgrounds or experience in committee work or human resources. The citizen appointments
shall serve 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 membership on their board or
committee is being considered. The City Clerk shall serve as a non-voting 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.
(b) Receive input on the needs ofthe 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 accomplish their intended purposes established by the Mayor and
Commission.