HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-19-2023_Open Session_General Comment_Salas, Joseph_links sanitizedFrom:Joseph Salas
To:CityClerkDepartment
Subject:Commissioner attendance policy
Date:Wednesday, June 21, 2023 6:12:43 PM
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Good Evening City Leaders and Staff,
Sorry I cannot be present at the city council meeting this evening. I applaud all the great
initiatives you and city staff are doing for the residents, young people and businesses for the
City Of San Bernardino.
Please change the commission attendance policy. For the past three months, the Parks and
Recreation Commission has only met once in April. The scheduled meetings of May and June
we could not meet for lack of quorum. In the City of Claremont where I served as a
commissioner for seven years, if you missed more than two scheduled meetings a year, you
were dismissed by the city council.
We need more accountability from all commissioners. If you cannot serve, then leave. The
hardworking families deserve better from the city commissioners. Please city leaders and staff,
I urge you to please adopt and enforce an attendance policy that allows our commissions to
meet so that we may serve the community we all love.
With highest regards,
Joe Salas
Commissioner, Parks and Recreation
City of San Bernardino