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MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
REVIEWED:
HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
CARLA MORREALE, CITY CLERK&
NOVEMBER 19, 2013
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 550 -TERM OF OFFICE
AND TERM LIMITS FOR PLANNING COMMISSIONERS
CAROLYN LEHR, CITY MANAGERQ)2__
RECOMMENDATION
ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 550, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES, AMENDING SECTION 2.20.020 OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES
MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE TERM OF OFFICE OF PLANNING
COMMISSIONERS AND ADDING SECTION 2.20.080 TO THE RANCHO PALOS
VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE IMPOSING A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE
TERMS (NO LIFETIME BAN) THAT A PERSON MAY SERVE AS A PLANNING
COMMISSIONER.
BACKGROUND
During the most recent recruitment (2012) for Planning Commissioners, staff noted a
discrepancy regarding the term of office for Planning Commissioners between City Council
Policy No. 6 (City Advisory Board Recruitment and Selection) and the Municipal Code. At
the October 15, 2013, the Council decided to amend the term of office for the Planning
Commissioners in the Municipal Code to comply with City Council Policy No. 6, from two
to four years, with the term of office to expire on the date of the first regular City Council
meeting in December of odd years, or until a successor is appointed. In addition, the
Council decided to impose a limit of two consecutive terms of office (no lifetime ban) that a
person may serve as a Planning Commissioner. Ordinance No. 550 amends the
Municipal Code to modify the term of office and imposes term limits for the position of
Planning Commissioner.
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Adoption of Ord. No. 550 -Term of Office & Term Limits for Planning Commissioners
November 19, 2013
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DISCUSSION
At the City Council meeting on November 6, 2013, the City Council introduced the
proposed ordinance to amend the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code regarding the
term of office and term limits for the position of Planning Commissioner. The proposed
ordinance is now on the agenda for a second reading and adoption. It will be effective
thirty (30) days from its passage.
Attachment: Ordinance No. 550
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ORDINANCE NO. 550
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
AMENDING SECTION 2.20.020 OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES
MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE TERM OF OFFICE OF PLANNING
COMMISSIONERS AND ADDING SECTION 2.20.080 TO THE RANCHO
PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE IMPOSING A LIMIT ON THE
NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE TERMS (NO LIFETIME BAN) THAT A
PERSON MAY SERVE AS A PLANNING COMMISSIONER.
WHEREAS, on December 2, 1975, Ordinance No. 80 was adopted by the City
Council, adding Part A to Chapter 7 of Article II of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal
Code, creating the Planning Commission consisting of five members, establishing a two
year term of office, and establishing the parameters of that advisory body under the
provisions of State Planning and Zoning Law; and,
WHEREAS, on March 1, 1983, Ordinance No. 165 was adopted by the City Council,
amending Sections 2.20.020 and 2.20.060 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code, to
state that the Planning Commission, consisting of five members who are appointed by the
City Council, shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council; and amending the term of office
for each commissioner to four years, and determining the expiration of terms to be on the
first Council meeting in December of odd years, or until a successor is appointed; and,
WHEREAS, on January 7, 1992, Ordinance No. 278 was adopted by the City
Council, amending Sections 2.20.020 and 2.20.040 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal
Code, to increase the membership of the Planning Commission from five to seven
members; to establish the term of office for each commissioner at two years, with the term
of office to expire on the date of the first regular City Council meeting in December of odd
years, or until a successor is appointed; and, to establish the regular meetings of the
Planning Commission to be held at the hour of seven o'clock p.m. on the second and fourth
Tuesdays of each month, unless the regular meeting date falls on a holiday, in which case
the meeting shall be held on the next succeeding day which is not a holiday;
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to change the term of office of the Planning
Commissioners back to a four year term of office;
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to impose a limit on the number of consecutive
terms of office (no lifetime ban) that a person may serve as a member of the Planning
Commission;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Section 2.20.020 of Chapter 2.20 of Title 2 of the Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
2.20.020 Members. The term of office for each commissioner is four years.
The terms of office shall expire on the date of the first regular city council meeting in
December of odd years, or until a successor is appointed.
Ordinance No. 550
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SECTION 2: Chapter 2.20 of Title 2 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code is
hereby amended by adding Section 2.20.080, to read as follows:
2.20.080.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Term Limits.
No person shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms of office as
a member of the Planning Commission.
For the purpose of this Section, a "term" shall mean any period of
service on the Planning Commission that exceeds two years, and
"consecutive" shall mean immediately following, without an intervening
hiatus in service.
Any person who has served two (2) consecutive terms as a Member of
the Planning Commission shall not be eligible to serve again until the
expiration of at least six months after the end of that person's last term
of office.
The term limits imposed by this Section shall apply prospectively only
to those terms of office that commence after the adoption of this
ordinance by the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 19th day of November, 2013.
Attest: Mayor
City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Carla Morreale, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing
Ordinance No. 550 passed first reading on November 6, 2013, was duly and regularly
adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting thereof held on November 19,
2013, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
City Clerk
Ordinance No. 550
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