SCHEDULING APPLICANT INTERVIEWS FOR UNSCHEDULED VACANCY OF UNEXPIRED TERM ON PLANNING COMMISSION

Recommendation:

It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Schedule a meeting (specify time) prior to its regular meeting of Tuesday, October 27, 1998, to interview applicants for the unscheduled vacancy on the Planning Commission to fill an unexpired term ending June 30, 2000, with appointment to be made later that evening, during the regular Council meeting; and
2. Extend the application filing deadline to 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 21, 1998.

Background:

At its meeting of September 10, 1998, the City Council directed the City Clerk to advertise the unexpired term with newspaper publication and normal posting procedures and invite applications from interested parties to fill the unscheduled Commission vacancy that had arisen.

A notice inviting applications for the unscheduled vacancy was published in the Easy Reader September 17 and 24, with a 6 p.m. October 7 deadline for submitting applications. That notice was also posted at City Hall, along with the special vacancy notices previously posted in the City Clerk's office and the Library as required by State law. There were no current applications on file at the time, and five applications (see attached) were submitted prior to the deadline date:

• Silvestre "Sal" G. Gonzales
• Robert M. Harvey, Jr.
• Peter R. Hoffman
• Chris Katz
• Michael Keegan

Since the interviews and appointment will not take place until the next meeting date of October 27, the Council may wish to announce an extension of the application filing deadline to no later than 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 21, 1998. That deadline is necessary in order to allow for the preparation of the required staff report and the inclusion of all applications in the October 27 Council agenda packets, which will go out on Thursday, October 22.
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