Title
Request to Amend Phoenix City Code relating to the removal process of an appointed member of a Village Planning Committee for failing to attend regularly scheduled meetings (Ordinance G-7522) - Citywide
Description
Request City Council approval to amend Phoenix City Code Chapter 2, Article I, Division 2, Section 2-14 and Chapter 2, Article II, Division 1, Section 2-51 to clarify the process of removing an appointed member of a Village Planning Committee for failing to attend regularly scheduled meetings.
Report
Summary
If a Village Planning Committee member fails to attend three consecutive regular meetings of a village planning committee or fails to attend fifty percent of the regular meetings of the committee during the period of any calendar year, the proposed Ordinance G-XXXX (Attachment A) provides that a member of city council who appointed that member may declare the member’s seat vacant, the term expired, and remove that person from the committee.
The council member, or mayor, will provide the city clerk a written request to remove the committee member. The city clerk will send written notification to the committee member via e-mail within 30 days of the request. If there is no email address on file, then written notification will be sent via certified mail to the last mailing address on record. The effective date of a member’s removal is the date the written notification is sent. The council will fill vacancies as soon as may be expedient to do so by the appointment of a new member to a full term.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Planning and Development Department.