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RESOLUTION NO. 10-2007
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL
HANDBOOK SECTIONS RELATED TO THE
ABSENTEEISM POLICY GOVERNING SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO BOARD AND COMMISSION
MEMBERS
WHEREAS, at a special meeting of the City Council held on February 3,
2007, the City Council directed staff to prepare amendlnents to the City Council
Handbook regarding the procedures and policies for addressing attendance at Board
and COlnlnission meetings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
South San Francisco that the City Council hereby authorizes the following
mnendments to the City Council Handbook:
Paragraph four of the section titled "Procedures for Making Appointments and
Reappointments" on pages 25-26 of the City Council Handbook, is hereby mnended
to read as follows:
Vacancies in any board or comlnission are filled by appointInent in the same
manner as original appointInent. When a vacancy occurs leaving an
unexpired portion of the term, any appointInent is for the unexpired portion of
the term. The interest of the City is served best by actual and regular
participation by Board and COlnlnission members. Thus, upon the second
absence from a regular Ineeting within any rolling twelve-montn period the
Mayor shall have the discretion to either send a written cormnunication
advising of the potential consequences of a third absence within the rolling
twelve Inonth period, or, alternatively, Inake a telephone call to the member.
Any member of an appointed Board or Commission missing a third scheduled
meeting within any rolling twelve-month period shall have his or her name
automatically placed on the next regularly-scheduled City Council agenda for
consideration of possible removal from the board or commission Members are
also encouraged to give advanced notice of their absence from meetings. This
absentee policy as expressed in the Council Handbook shall be as provided on
the application for membership on a board or commission and as provided in
the congratulatory letter welcoming new commissioners and members.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted
by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting held on the 28th
day of February 2007 by the following vote:
AYES :-
Councihnembers Mark N. Addiego, Joseph A. Femekes and Karvl Matsulnoto,
Vice Mayor Pedro Gonzalez and Mayor Richard A. Garbarino
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: