REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Appointments Related to a Charter Review Committee and Direction to Study Charter Amendment Alternatives Related to the Positions of Police Chief and City Clerk for Possible Placement on a March 2024 ballot.
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency
BACKGROUND
At its meeting on June 6, 2023, the City Council took action to establish a 7-member Charter Review Committee ("Committee") for the purposes of studying whether to propose an amendment to the City Charter that would change the positions of Police Chief and City Clerk from elected to appointed positions.
In doing so, the City Council also requested that the Committee consider and make a recommendation as to the appropriate appointing authority should they propose a charter change.
The City Council approved a selection process whereby each Council member was to nominate one representative from their District with one at-large member nominated by the Mayor. Names of nominees were to be submitted to the City Clerk by July 7th for purposes of validating residency with formal Council action to be taken at the July 18, 2023 City Council meeting. To allow additional time to nominate members, the deadline was extended to noon on July 12, 2023.
The purpose of this item is to present the names of proposed nominees (Attachment 1) for City Council consideration and to seek direction from the City Council as to any additional scope of work for the Committee
DISCUSSION
The nominees are as follows:
At-Large: Joyce Davis
District 1: Satish Chandra
District 2: Chiragkumar Patel
District 3: Christine Koltermann
District 4: Daniel Huynh*
District 5: Jeff Houston
District 6: Clysta Seney
*Nomination documentation received after the deadline.
Each nominee met the requirement of being a registered voter and resident of the City of Santa Clara. Each submitted proof of residency and voter registration verification was done through the Registrar of ...
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