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ORDINANCE ADMENDING SECTION 2.28.030 OF THE
BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO TERM
OF OFFICE OF PLANNING COMMISSIONERS
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 2.28.030 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
2.28.030 Planning commission-Creation- Members.
A. There is created a planning commission of the city which shall consist of
seven members who shall be nominated and appointed by the city council.
B. The order of right to nominate is designated by ward according to the
following table:
Sequential
Order of Corresponding Co mmissioner Appointment Number
Right to
Nominate Commencina Aaril 2000 and Continuina Thereafter
1. Ward 6 1. April 2000, April 2004, April 2008, April 2012
2. Ward 3 2. April 2001, April 2005, April 2009, April 2013
3. Ward 5 3. April 2001, April 2005, April 2009, April 2013
4. Ward 2 4. April 2002, April 2006, April 2010, April 2014
5. Ward 4 5. April 2002, April 2006, April 2010, April 2014
6. Ward 1 6. April 2003, April 2007, April 2011, April 2015
7. Ward 7 7. April 2003, April 2007, April 2011, April 2015
C. A commissioner need not be a resident of the ward represented by the
nominating councilmember, but shall be a resident of the city at the time of nomination.
A majority vote of the full council shall be required for appointment of the nominee as a
member of the commission. If any nomination for appointment of a member of the
commission fails to secure a majority vote, then the councilmember making the
nomination shall be entitled to make further nominations until an appointment is made.
For purposes of filling vacancies as set forth in subsection E of this section, each
commission appointment shall be designated by number to correspond to the ward of
the councilmember making the nomination.
D. Commission members shall be appointed for a term of four years
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members shall be residents of the city during the entire term of appointment. Members
may be reappointed for an unrestricted number of terms. Members shall serve at the
pleasure of the council and may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of five
members of the council.
E. Any vacancy on the commission, other than by expiration of term, created
by a member appointed after the effective date of this section, shall be filled as provided
in this subsection. The councilmember of the ward which corresponds with the
commission vacancy, as provided for in subsection C of this section, shall nominate a
replacement member who, upon approval of a majority of the full council, shall be
appointed for the unexpired portion of the term.
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the provisions of the
Bakersfield Municipal Code and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after
the date of its passage.
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HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted by
the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on JUN 2 5 2008 ,
by the following vote:
AYES'.
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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COUNCILMEMBER CARSON, BENHAM, WEIR, COUCH, HANSON, SULLIVAN, SCRIVNER
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PAMELA A. McCARTHY, CMC
CITY CLERK and EX OFFICIO of e
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED
By:
JUN 2.5 2008
HARVEY L. HALL
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENN
City Attorney
By: ~
JEF ER ~ BIL INGSLEY
Asso late Ci y Attorney
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