City of Colorado Springs - File #: 18-0484

• File #: 18-0484
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Mayor's Office
• File created: 9/17/2018
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 10/23/2018
• Final action: 10/23/2018
• Title: Ordinance No. 18-104 amending Part 9 (Boards and Commissions) of Article 2 (Officers of the City) of Chapter 1 (Administration, Personnel, and Finance) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, and associated ordinance and rules amendments pertaining to Council-appointed boards and commissions Presenter: Marc Smith, Corporate Division Chief, Office of the City Attorney Don Knight, City Councilmember
• Related files: 18-0220

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/23/2018	1	City Council	finally passed	Pass
10/9/2018	1	City Council	approved on first reading	Pass
9/24/2018	1	Council Work Session	referred

Title
Ordinance No. 18-104 amending Part 9 (Boards and Commissions) of Article 2 (Officers of the City) of Chapter 1 (Administration, Personnel, and Finance) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, and associated ordinance and rules amendments pertaining to Council-appointed boards and commissions

Presenter:
Marc Smith, Corporate Division Chief, Office of the City Attorney
Don Knight, City Councilmember


Body
Summary:
As part of an ongoing code scrub effort, City Council has requested a variety of changes to appointment authority and tenure of Council-appointed boards and commissions. The amendments to the Code generally include: a maximum of two (2) consecutive terms on a board or commission; a specific reference to what constitutes a full term when an appointment is abandoned; temporary service; qualifications for board and commission service; City residency requirements for most board and commission members and chairpersons; expanded duties for alternate members; a requirement for good cause for vacation of a term; and a requirement for each board and commission to submit an annual report to City Council. In addition to the board and commission section of the City Code, this overall process will require additional board-specific Code and ordinance amendments. Councilmember Knight has requested a discussion among Council to provide direction to City staff regarding which changes to implement.

Previous Council Action:
City Council has adopted many previous City Code provisions and adopting ordinances related to boards and commissions.

Background:
From 2016 through 2018, the City Council has undertaken an effort to revise Chapter 1 of the City Code related to the administration, personnel and finance of the City. The purpose of this Code-revision is to update the provisions regarding Council-appointed boards and commissions. There are dozens of boards and commissions that report to the City Council. This Code r...