REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Oliver Chi, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Travis K. Hopkins, Assistant City Manager
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Approve recommendations by Council Liaisons Mayor Kim Carr and Councilmember Mike Posey to appoint Katherine Elford, Patricia Quintana, and Cindy Vellucci to the Personnel Commission
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Statement of Issue:
Mayor Kim Carr and Councilmember Mike Posey, Council Liaisons to the Personnel Commission, recommend the appointment of Katherine (Casey) Elford and Patricia Quintana for the remainder of the term of July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2022, and Cindy Vellucci for the remainder of the term of July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2021.
Financial Impact:
Not applicable.
Recommended Action:
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Approve the appointment of Katherine Elford and Patricia Quintana for the remainder of the term of July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2022, and Cindy Vellucci for the remainder of the term of July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2021, as recommended by the Council Liaisons to the Personnel Commission.
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Alternative Action(s):
Refer the matter to the Council Liaisons for selection of other candidates to fill the vacancies.
Analysis:
Due to COVID-19, the Personnel Commission did not meet between April through September, but began holding regular meetings between October through December 2020 to assist with pressing personnel matters as well as the implementation of the Fiscal Year 2020/21 Citywide Restructuring Plan, approved by the City Council on November 2, 2020. Vacancies have arose over the past several months, and the Commission is now unable to meet due to a lack of quorum.
Personnel Commissioners David Ellis and William Blair, whose terms were originally scheduled to end on June 30, 2020, but were extended to December 9, 2020, to assist during the COVID-19 pandemic, have both resigned. This leaves two vacancies for the two-year term of July 1, 2020, through June...
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