Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on City Manager’s Recommendation in Relation to the Administration and Structure of Certain Boards and Commissions
Summary
MEETING DATE: June 21, 2011
DEPARTMENT: City Manager’s Office
CONTACT: Jason Gray
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
· Act upon the City Manager’s recommendation in regards to the administration and structure of certain Boards and Commissions.
ITEM SUMMARY:
· In March of this year, the City Council requested that I perform a review of the organizational structure of certain Boards and Commissions of the City.
· The Boards and Commissions addressed by this recommendation include the Boards and Commissions with direct influence over the expenditure of a variety of tax dollars.
· It is my recommendation that we make a few minor modifications to the way in which we administer these Boards and Commissions in order to better collaborate and ensure a higher level of communication between and among the City Council, City Manager, the appointed Boards and/or Commissions, and the staffs of the Boards and Commissions.
· Changes to the current methodology include the following:
o Require that any Board or Commission which has a direct reporting relationship with any staff members seek the formal input by the City Manager prior to any personnel-related actions (hiring, performance reviews, discipline, and termination) for any member of the staff that reports directly to the Board or Commission.
o Abolish the current Council Liaison roles. The current appointment of Council Liaisons to the different Boards and Commissions presents several operational challenges, and in my opinion, is counter-productive to the Boards and Commissions operating at the highest possible level of alignment with the Council’s stated goals and priorities. The Liaison structure as it is currently deployed puts a single Council Member in the role of attempting to provide some level of input and/or direction to the Board that may or may not b...
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