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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 11
November 8, 2005
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: City Clerk's Office
LaVonne M. Harkless, City Clerk
949 - 644 -3005, Harkless @city.newport- beach.ca.us
SUBJECT: Unscheduled Vacancy on the Civil Service Board
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Declare a vacancy on the Civil Service Board (City Council nominee) due to the
death of Robert Badham on October 20, 2005 (term expires 6/30/06);
2. Approve the extension of the term to June 30, 2010 (one full four -year term plus
the remaining balance of the unexpired term);
3. Confirm the Mayor's appointment of
and to serve on the Ad -Hoc Appointments Committee; and
4. Approve the process to be used for the selection of the replacement (select one
method):
a) Direct the City Clerk to advertise the vacancy pursuant to Council Policy
A -2; OR
b) Forego the advertising and application process and direct the City Clerk to
forward the five (5) applications currently on file to the committee for them
to review and conduct any necessary interviews.
DISCUSSION:
Background:
Based on the length of time left on Mr. Badham's unexpired term at the time of his death
and the time required to fill this vacancy, staff is recommending that the term of the new
appointee be extended to June 30, 2010 (one full four -year term plus the remaining
balance of the unexpired term). This is consistent with Council Policy A -2 and the way
the Council has handled unscheduled vacancies that have occurred within one year
from the expiration of the term.
Unscheduled Vacancy on Civil Service Board
November 8, 2005
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Based on the fact that the Council concluded the appointment process for scheduled
vacancies less than six (6) months ago, consideration may want to be given to
foregoing the advertisement and application process and appointing from the
applications currently on file in the City Clerk's office. This process would speed up the
process and a replacement for Mr. Badham could be made sooner.
If the Council chooses to use the process outlined in Council Policy A -2, applications
will be accepted by the City Clerk's office until 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 23,
2005. At the close of the application period, the current applications on file, as well as
any new applications, will be forwarded to the newly- appointed ad -hoc appointments
committee for them to review and conduct any necessary interviews. The three
nominations made by the committee will be forwarded to the full Council for confirmation
on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 with the appointment scheduled for Tuesday, January
10, 2006. Based on the timing for this process, the Board will not be at full membership
until the February 2006 meeting.
If the Council chooses to select the replacement from the applications currently on file,
the applications will be forwarded to the committee on Wednesday, November 9, 2005.
The nominations would be scheduled for confirmation on Tuesday, November 22, 2005
with the appointment to be made on December 13, 2005. This process will result in the
Board being at full membership prior to their January 2006 meeting. The applications
currently on file are Douglas Coulter (interviewed & nominated 6/05), Allen E. Doby,
Albert Graham, Jr., Charles R. Gross (interviewed & nominated 6/05), and Christopher
L. Thomas.
The ad -hoc appointments committee will consist of three council members appointed by
the Mayor. Once the final appointment is made by the City Council, the ad -hoc
appointments committee will be dissolved.
Environmental Review: N/A
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LaVonne M. Harkless, City Clerk