TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY OF CHINO
FROM: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT
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Ad Hoc Committees.
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RECOMMENDATION
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Establish and assign City Council Members to temporary Ad Hoc Committees for 1) Downtown Chino and 2) Information Technology and Training.
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FISCAL IMPACT
No Fiscal Impact.
CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES
The recommendation detailed above further the City's values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built, by fostering:
* Positive City Image
* Financial Stability
* Responsible Long-Range Planning
* Exemplary Leadership
* Effective Technology
BACKGROUND
A future long-term goal for the City is the Downtown Chino area. Staff seeks input from the City Council on the Civic Center Master Plan and requests an ad hoc committee to review future goals for downtown Chino.
Another matter is related to current Information Technology needs related to software options and training. Staff requests the City Council to form an ad hoc committee to review current software options, solutions, as well as training, and provide potential recommendations to the City Council.
ISSUES/ANALYSIS
Beginning at California Government Code Section 54950, the Ralph M. Brown Act ("Brown Act") requires that local government legislative bodies conduct government business in an open and duly noticed public meeting. However, there are specific exemptions when the Brown Act is not applicable. One of those exceptions includes temporary committees, sometimes called ad hoc committees.
Ad hoc committees have no more than two City Council members (i.e., less than a quorum), they do not have a fixed meeting schedule, they do not have continuing subject matter jurisdiction, and they serve a limited or single purpose. The last feature also means that once a task is complete, the respective ad hoc committee will dissolve.
As written above, City staf...
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