Title
Amending City Council's Resolution on Boards and Commissions
Action
Action:
Approve the Governance and Accountability Committee's recommendation and adopt a revised resolution on Boards and Commissions amending the appointment eligibility criteria for the Civil Service Board.
Body
Committee Chair:
Kenny Smith, Governance and Accountability Committee
Staff Resource(s):
Stephanie Kelly, City Clerk's Office
Explanation
* The revised resolution changes the criteria for appointment to the Civil Service Board.
* The revised resolution will exclude current and former City employees, and the spouse, parents, and children of a current or former Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) officer or Charlotte Fire Department (CFD) firefighter from serving on the Civil Service Board.
* This revised resolution also adds the language from the Citizens Review Board revised ordinance regarding appointment criteria to the resolution.
* This Resolution on Boards and Commissions was adopted by the City Council in 1997 and amended in 2000, 2003, 2009, and 2016.
Governance and Accountability Committee Discussion
* At the June 26, 2017 City Council Business Meeting, Council approved the Community Safety Committee's recommendation to revise Citizens' Review Board appointment criteria; adding language to the ordinance where current and former City employees, and the spouse, parents, and children of a current or former CMPD officer shall not be eligible to serve on the board.
* At the July 24, 2017 City Council Business Meeting, Council member Smith requested a referral to the Governance and Accountability Committee to examine if the criteria for Citizens' Review Board appointments should extend to additional Council advisory boards.
* At the September 25, 2017 Committee meeting, appointment eligibility criteria, as well as potential options, were reviewed by the Committee.
* The Committee voted 4-0 (Smith, Mayfield, Kinsey, and Lyles; Phipps was not present) to ...
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