Report Prepared by: Alejandra Medina, Deputy City Clerk, City Clerk's Office
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SUBJECT: Personnel Board Appointments
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers appointing one Board nominated and one Council nominated individual to the Personnel Board.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Appointing Phyllis Krego to serve as Board nominated replacement member of the Personnel Board with a partial term expiring on July 1, 2025, respectively; and,
B. Appointing one individual from the remaining applicants to serve as a Council nominated replacement member of the Personnel Board to a partial term expiring on July 1, 2026.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Appoint nominated individuals to the Personnel Board; or,
2. Refer to staff with direction to resume recruitment of applicants.
AUTHORITY
Article VII, Sections 700, 702, 702.1, 707, and 708 of the Merced City Charter.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
Not applicable.
DISCUSSION
History and Past Actions
The Personnel Board, created by City Charter, recommends to City Council the adoption, amendment, or repeal of civil service rules and regulations, in addition to other personnel matters. The Board consists of five members who serve four-year terms of office.
The members of the Personnel Board shall be nominated and appointed in the following manner:
One member shall be appointed by the City Council from a list of six persons and one member shall be appointed by the City Council to serve as the Board nominated member.
There are two vacancies on the Personnel Board. The Council appointed seat is vacant with the term end-date of July 1, 2026, with the resignation of Richard Wendling. While recruiting for the Council Appointed member, the Board nominated seat became vacant with the resignation of Sydni Crane; the term end-date being July 1, 2025.
The Personnel Board has been left with three members facing multiple issues with quorum and availability. The Board meets at their regular meeting on the second Monday of...
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