Title
Amend City Council’s Resolution on Boards and Commissions
Action
Action:
Adopt a revised resolution on Boards and Commissions amending the section on residency requirements for boards and commissions.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Stephanie Kelly, City Clerk’s Office
Sarah Hazel, City Manager’s Office
Explanation
§ The revised resolution amends the section on residency requirements for Boards and Commissions by removing the criteria that a member of any City-appointed board, committee, or commission must be registered at all times to vote in Mecklenburg County.
§ In its place, the resolution specifies that a member of any board, committee, or commission must be a resident of Mecklenburg County at all times.
§ This Resolution was adopted by the City Council in 1997 and amended in 2000, 2003, 2009, 2016, and 2017.
Strategy Session Discussion
§ At the February 4, 2019 City Council Strategy Session, Council heard a presentation on peer research and discussed revising the language of the resolution from requiring voter-registration to requiring Mecklenburg County residency.
§ Council voted 9-2 to remove the voter registration requirement and just require Mecklenburg County residency. (Ajmera, Egleston, Eiselt, Harlow, Mayfield, Mitchell, Newton, Phipps, Winston, voted yes; Driggs and Bokhari, voted no).
§ Council also directed that the two Boards were exempted from this change due to code of charter provisions. These two boards are: The Civil Service Board and Citizens Review Board.
Attachments
Attachment(s)
Revised Boards and Commissions Resolution
February 4, 2019 Dinner Briefing Presentation
List of City Council Advisory Boards and Commissions