REPORT TO GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS COMMITTEE
SUBJECT
Title
Action on the 2021 Governance and Ethics Committee Workplan
Report
BACKGROUND
The Governance and Ethics Committee (Committee) was established by Council action on February 5, 2019, to consolidate the Governance Committee, Ethics Committee, and the Facilities Naming and Honorary Recognition Ad Hoc Committee. The Committee focuses on the refinement or establishment of policies and procedures regarding City Council operations, general good government practices, and implementation of the City's Code of Ethics & Values program. The Committee is also responsible for reviewing requests for City facility naming and honorary recognitions.
DISCUSSION
To prepare for and pace the expected workload for 2021, staff has developed a proposed Governance and Ethics Committee workplan (Attachment 1) for the upcoming calendar year. The attached workplan reflects a broad and robust set of policy topics for the Committee to review and may allow for additional items to be added by the Committee. Given the Council's focus on COVID-19 response and recovery and fiscal sustainability, the addition of items must be weighed against limited and reduced staff capacity. Additionally, items that are better addressed by the full City Council will be prepared accordingly.
In addition to the items noted on the workplan, Councilmember Jain has requested the following items be added:
* Discussion on City Clerk workplan and deliverables
* Redistricting Process
(This item was discussed at the 2021 Priority Setting Session and was noted as "Already in Progress/Ongoing")
* Council Policy on appointing vacancies to Planning Commission
* Council Policy on appointing vacancies to City Council
* Discussion on revisiting Measure R
* Discussion on Moving to Appointed City Clerk
(This item was discussed at the 2021 Priority Setting Session and was voted by the Council to be considered at a mid-year Priority Session check-in or in 2022)
Staff has...
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