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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Adjourned Regular Meeting
4:00 p.m. — Conference Room B
Diamond Bar City Hall
21825 Copley Drive
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
Mayor Steve Tye
Mayor Pro Tem Jack Tanaka
Council Member Wen Chang
Council Member Carol Herrera
City Manager James DeStefano
City Attorney Michael Jenkins
City Clerk Tommye Cribbins
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CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
February 21, 2007
Conference Room B
CALL TO ORDER: 4:00 p.m
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor
2. ROLL CALL: Council Members Chang, Herrera,
Mayor Pro Tem Tanaka, Mayor Tye
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS: "Public Comments" is the time reserved on each
regular meeting agenda to provide an opportunity for members of the public to
directly address the Council on Consent Calendar items or matters of interest to
the public that are not already scheduled for consideration on this agenda.
Although the City Council values your comments, pursuant to the Brown Act, the
Council generally cannot take any action on items not listed on the posted
agenda. Please complete a Speaker's Card and give it to the City Clerk
(completion of this form is voluntary). There is a five-minute maximum time limit
when addressing the City Council.
4. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION:
4.1 Procedure and Discussion for Filling City Council Vacancy.
Recommended Action: Discuss and Take Action/Direct Staff Accordingly.
Requested by: City Manager
5. ADJOURNMENT:
Agenda # 8.114. 1
Meeting Date: February 20, 2007 -
February 21, 2007
AGENDACITY COUNCIL
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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: James DeStefano, City Manager
TITLE: Procedure and discussion for filling City Council vacancy.
RECOMMENDATION:
Discuss options and take action and /or direct staff accordingly.
BACKGROUND:
While the City Council and community mourn the loss of Council member Bob Zirbes, the City
Council is required by law to fill the vacancy created by his passing. This report briefly sets forth the
procedures contained in the California Government Code governing the filling of a midterm vacancy
on the City Council and the available options for the Council to consider.
The Council may chose to appoint or call for an election. The Council has thirty days from the date of
the vacancy in which to take one of three available actions. The City Council must fill the vacancy or
call for an election by March 10, 2007 or, by law, the vacancy shall be filled by special election at the
next regularly established election date (November 6, 2007).
Council options are as follows:
The Council may appoint someone to fill the remainder of the term (i.e. to November 2009).
2. The Council may appoint someone to serve only until a special election is held. The
regulations to conduct a special election indicate that the next opportunity to conduct an
election is November 6, 2007. The appointed person would be eligible to run in the election.
The person elected in November 2007 would serve out the remainder of the term (i.e. two
years, until November 2009).
3. The Council may, in lieu of an appointment as per #2 above, call a special election to fill the
vacancy. Council may call the special election, which must be held in November 2007, and the
person elected would fill the remainder of the term (i.e. until November 2009).
Appointment
The Council has thirty (30) days from the date of the vacancy (February 8, 2007) to complete
the selection process. The last regular Council meeting prior to the deadline is March 6, 2007.
A decision must be reached by March 10, 2007. The City Council may conduct public
meetings as often as necessary to discuss the options and determine an appropriate course of
action.
2. As stated above, the Council may appoint someone to fill the remainder of the term (November
2009) or only until the election date in November 2007.
3. Councilmember Huff's election to the Assembly in November 2004 resulted in the need to
consider available options to fill the remainder of his term. With sufficient time to prepare, the
Council solicited interest from citizens, conducted interviews, discussed options and ultimately
determined to call for a June 2005 special election. There is no requirement for the City
Council to advertise the current vacancy, receive interest/applications from citizens and
conduct a similar selection process as used previously for the appointment. The City Council
may simply select a citizen and appoint by majority vote.
Election
If the City Council prefers to conduct a special election the Council may also simply call for the
November 6, 2007 election during the remaining time period (through March 10, 2007) without
engaging in an appointment/selection process.
The Council should review and discuss the available options and commence a process to fill the
vacancy. The Council may take action tonight or continue the discussion to an adjourned meeting or
the next regular meeting of March 6, 2007.
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