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A RESOLUTION DECLARING A VACANCY ON THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY AND DESIGNATING THE APPLICATION DEADLINE AND MATERIALS TO FILL THE VACANCY
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Summary and Background Information:
On Monday, December 12, 2022, Council Member Rick Davis announced his resignation from the City Council. The Commerce City Charter Section 4.5 states that "[t]he existence of a vacancy shall be established by competent evidence thereof and placed on record in the council minutes. The council shall determine the validity of the evidence and decide when a vacancy exists."
Council will need to make a motion to adopt the resolution declaring the vacancy and designating application deadline and materials for applicants. Council may also determine if they would like to conduct interviews, and how Council would like to conduct its selection process.
Charter Section 4 and Council Policy 21 which covers Council Member qualifications and vacancies on City Council is attached to this item for reference.
Staff Responsible (Department Head): Interim City Attorney Matt Hader and City Clerk Dylan Gibson
Staff Member Presenting: Interim City Attorney Matt Hader and City Clerk Dylan Gibson
Financial Impact: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution
Suggested Motion: I move to adopt Resolution 2022-119, declaring a vacancy on the City of Commerce City and designating the application deadline and materials to fill the vacancy