City of Santa Clara - File #: 18-796

• File #: 18-796
• Version: 1
• Type: Public Hearing/General Business
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 5/30/2018
• In control: Council and Authorities Concurrent Meeting
• On agenda: 6/12/2018
• Final action: 6/12/2018
• Title: Proposed Interview and Appointment Process for the Council Seat #5 Vacancy

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/12/2018	1	Council and Authorities Concurrent Meeting	Approved	Pass
6/12/2018	1	Council and Authorities Concurrent Meeting	Approved	Pass
6/12/2018	1	Council and Authorities Concurrent Meeting	Denied	Pass
6/12/2018	1	Council and Authorities Concurrent Meeting	Denied	Pass
6/12/2018	1	Council and Authorities Concurrent Meeting	Denied	Pass
6/12/2018	1	Council and Authorities Concurrent Meeting	Denied	Pass
6/12/2018	1	Council and Authorities Concurrent Meeting	Approved	Fail

REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Interview and Appointment Process for the Council Seat #5 Vacancy

Report
BACKGROUND
Former Council Member Dominic Caserta resigned from office, effective May 15, 2018, thereby creating a Council Member vacancy in Seat 5 for the partial term ending November 2018. In accordance with Charter Section 703, if the Council chooses to appoint a Council Member to the vacant seat, the Council must do so no later than June 14, 2018 (30 days since the seat was vacated). At the May 22 Council meeting, Council took action (by a 4-2 vote) to initiate a candidate application process to fill the vacancy by appointment.

The vacancy was advertised on Facebook, Twitter, Next Door, as well as on the City's website Council page and as a City News posting. Flyers were distributed and posted at the Community Recreation Center, Senior Center, Youth Center, Teen Center, Central Park Library, Northside Branch Library and on the City's bulletin board outside of the Office of the City Clerk. It was also advertised on the City Manager's blog and City Cable Channel 15.
The candidate application process for the City Council Seat #5 vacancy was opened on May 24, 2018 with an advertised deadline of June 5 at 5:00 p.m. The Office of the City Clerk received 25 applications by the advertised deadline. One applicant has withdrawn their application, leaving 24 to verify eligibility. The requirements for holding a City Council seat are set forth in Section 600 of the City Charter as follows:
No person shall be eligible to hold any elective office in the City including Mayor, City Council, Chief of Police Department and City Clerk, unless he or she is a resident and a qualified registered elector of the City.
As a result, the Office of City Clerk has been verifying eligibility of all applicants for this process. Upon receipt of the Candidate applications, staff forwarded the applications to the Registrar of Voters (ROV) for the purpose of completing due di...