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Board and Commission Term Limit Discussion
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Summary and Background Information:
In January 2021, a member of the Parks, Recreation & Golf Committee had their term expire and were interested in continuing to serve. However, the founding resolution of the Committee states non-Council members shall serve no more than two consecutive terms. As this was the only board or commission to have a term limit on their membership, the City Clerk's Office engaged with the City Council Boards and Commissions Subcommittee to discuss removing the term limit on the Committee so as to be consistent with all other boards and commissions. At the March 15, 2021 Subcommittee meeting, the Subcommittee members desired to get feedback from currently serving boards and commission members on the idea of term limits.
The Deputy City Clerk designed and distributed a survey to board and commission members in March with a deadline of June 30th. The Deputy City Clerk presented the results of the survey to the Subcommittee on October 18.
Key findings of the survey:
- a majority of the members felt that term limits would not hinder public participation on boards and commissions
- an overwhelming majority of members felt that there should be term limits for officers (chair, vice chair, treasurer, etc) of boards and commissions
- Most board and commission members believed a term should last 3 years and members should be able to serve no more than 2 terms
Upon conclusion of discussion, the subcommittee desired to bring the concept of implementing 3 year terms, and no more than 2 consecutive term limits for all boards and commission to the full City Council for discussion and direction to staff.
Important Considerations:
- There are already "term limits" for board and commission members. Nothing in the City's Charter, Municipal Code, board and commission founding documents, or Council Policy 3 requires Council to re-appoint members. Council may choose not to re-appoint someone and...
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