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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRCC AGENDA PK 1993/01/25~~ ~=. M E M O RAN D U M ~~~w. c~-~ ~~r>~~.~~yl.~~~ ~} DATE: January 14, 1993 TO: All B/C/C Secretaries FROM: Beverly A. Authelet, City Clerk~~ SUBJECT: Attendance Policy Attached is a copy of the attendance policy adopted by the City Council. Please review and share with your Chair. If you are having some problems with attendance on your commission, please let me know. These guidelines need to be followed, but I would like to know in advance of a problem. Thanks. Attach. COUNCII, POLICY CITY OF CEiUI~A VISTA suslECr POLICY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COtM1ITTEES TRJMBER (B/C/C) ABSENCES 110-03 ADOPTED BY: Resolution No. 13737 BACKGROUND EFFECI'IVg DATE 07-01-88 ~1 of 1 DATED: OS-16-88 Because of the problems associated with absences of members of various boards, commissions and committees - lack of quorums and cancellations of meetings - the City Council directed that a policy be initiated whereby a member of any B/C/C shall be required to attend 75% of the meetings called by that B/C/C during one fiscal year. This requirement includes special meetings, conferences and workshops. PURPOSE To limit the number of times that the B/C/C's will have to cancel their meetings due to lack of quorum. POLICY 1. Thee shall be a required attendance at 75% of the meetings which shall include workshops and conferences. 2. The B/C/Cs shall have the authority to grant approval for certain types of excuses as approved by the City Council. 3. "Official" excuses shall be defined as illness (family and/or personal), business coirmitments, vacations and "Acts of God." 4 5. 6 7. An excused absence from any B/C/C meeting must be called in to the .secretary of the B/C/C or to the chairman prior to the scheduled meeting and shall be recorded in the minutes as excused or unexcused. Any member who is nearing the percentage of missing 25% of the meetings shall first be given written notice by the secretary or the chairman of the B/C/C so that he/she can appeal to the B/C/C for a waiver of the policy. In July of each year, the secretary shall submit to the City Clerk a record of attendance. This attendance record will note the percentage of absences for the members for the preceding fiscal year - July 1 - June 30. Any member missing 25% or more of tf]e B/C/C meetings during the past year with pub official excuses shall automatically have his/her seat vacated: This policy shall become effective beginning July 1, 1988.