HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-059 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2014-59
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RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
3 SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE FORMATION OF A VOLUNTEER
4 CITIZEN-BASED CHARTER COMMITTEE AND DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO INITIATE A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR A
5 CONSULTANT SPECIALIZING IN CHARTER REFORM
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7 WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino is a Charter City and its governing document
8 is known heretofore as the Annotated Charter of the City of San Bernardino, State of
9 California(hereafter City Charter); and
10 WHEREAS, the last major reform of the City Charter became effective on the 6th of
11 March 2006; and
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WHEREAS, our residents and business community are the primary purpose of our
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14 being as a city government, we, as a civic minded elected body must assess the City Charter,
15 which may require reform to better align with the priorities of our community; and
16 WHEREAS, the Mayor and Common Council, at the request of the Mayor, believes
17 that reform of this City's governing document should be accomplished by the suggestion and
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will of the people of San Bernardino.
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20 WHEREAS, the intention of establishing this committee is for the committee to find
21 the best public policy and make recommendations to the Mayor and Common Council.
22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mayor and Common Council of
23 the City of San Bernardino the following:
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SECTION 1. That a volunteer Committee representative of the City of San
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26 Bernardino be immediately established in the following manner:
27 A. The Committee shall consist of:
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1 1. One member of the Business Community appointed by the Mayor.
2 Business Community shall, for the purposes of this resolution, be defined
3 as an owner or executive of a business located within the boundaries of the
4 City who is a registered voter and resident of the City.
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2. One resident appointed by the Mayor. Resident shall, for the purposes of
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7 this resolution, be defined as a person who is a registered voter and whose
8 primary place of residence is located within the boundaries of the City.
9 3. Each member of the Common Council shall appoint one registered voter
10 who is a resident from their respective Ward.
11 B. Once the Committee is formed, the members shall elect one of its members to
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act as Chairman of the committee.
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14 C. The Committee shall be advised by a recognized specialist in the area of City
15 Charters and the Reformation process as designated and hired, on a consulting
16 basis, in an amount not to exceed $30,000 unless a higher amount is authorized
17 by Council.
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D. The Committee shall provide recommendations on the revisions to the City
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20 Charter by a majority vote of its membership.
21 E. The Committee shall report its initial findings to the Mayor and Common
22 Council and provide such recommendations on or before May 19, 2014.
23 F. The City Attorney, or his designee, shall act in an advisory role to the
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committee.
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26 G. The Committee shall meet at designated times to allow for participation by its
27 members and the public. The City Clerk shall publicly notice such meetings.
28 Every effort shall be made to publicly notice the community in accordance
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1 with the Brown Act, including, but not limited to: agenda, meeting times and
2 place, along with follow up summaries made available to the general public
3 through available technologies (i.e., online/web). Meetings and official
4 proceedings of this Committee shall be in the EDA Board Room, which is a
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setting conducive to the public's participation and televised to better inform the
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7 general public.
8 H. Notice of all meetings shall be given to each of the City's employee unions.
9 I. The Committee shall commence on March 31, 2014.
10 J. The Committee is directed to review all provisions of the Charter and to
11 consider the ramifications to the City and its residents for deletion and/or
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modification of any provision.
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14 K. The Committee is directed to consider any and all possibilities for reform,
15 including elimination of provisions.
16 L. The Committee is directed to find the best public policy and make initial
17 recommendations to the Mayor and Common Council.
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SECTION 2. The Mayor and Common Council shall review the recommendations
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20 provided by this Committee and may draft an amendment(s) to the Charter and may put
21 forward an additional Resolution seeking public input, debate and approval of the reforms to
22 the City's Charter for placement on the next ballot.
23 SECTION 3. The City Manager is hereby directed to initiate a Request for
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Qualification (RFQ) to fulfill the obligations of Section 1(C) of this Resolution and to bring
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26 back his recommendation on whom to hire as a consultant on March 17, 2014.
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1 SECTION 4. The Director of Administrative Services is hereby directed to allocate
2 $30,000 in the FY 2013/14 Budget for Consultant services specializing in Charter Reform
3 from the general fund cash balance.
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1 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE FORMATION OF A VOLUNTEER
2 CITIZEN-BASED CHARTER COMMITTEE AND DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO INITIATE A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR A
3 CONSULTANT SPECIALIZING IN CHARTER REFORM
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5 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and
6 Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a joint regular meeting
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thereof, held on the 17th day of March , 2014, by the following vote, to wit:
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9 Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
10 MARQUEZ x
11 BARRIOS x
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VALDIVIA x
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SHORETT x
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is NICKEL x
16 JOHNSON x
17 MULVIHILL x
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20 Georg,,e���a/// Hanna, rty Clerk
21 The foregoing Resolution is hereby approved this �7r day of March , 2014.
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24 R. Carey Da s, Mayor
City of San :ernardino
25 Approved as to form:
Gary D. Saenz, City Attorney
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