Report Prepared by: Alejandra Medina, Deputy City Clerk, City Clerk’s Office
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SUBJECT: Continued Personnel Board Appointments
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers appointing one Council nominated individual to the Personnel Board.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion appointing one individual from the remaining applicants to serve as a Council nominated replacement member of the Personnel Board to a full-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 directly.
There is one vacancy on the Personnel Board. The Council appointed seat is vacant with the term end-date of July 1, 2026, with the resignation of Alexander Carr.
At the January 5, 2024, Council Meeting, Council appointed Dorothea White as the Employee Nominated Personnel Board member. There were three motions to appoint a Council Appointed member and all three motions failed. A final motion was made to continue this matter to the February 20, 2024, Council meeting. Between the deadline for the February 5, 2024, Council meeting and now, we received two additional eligible applications. They have been added for Council’s consideration.
Council Appointed - The Clerk’s Office has received eligible applications from Sabrina Abong, Anthony Aldana, Richard (Rick) Wendling, Phyllis Krego, and Angel Santellano.
Sabrina Abong was appointed to the Regional Airport Authority on July 18, 2022, and is a current member of this board. She was also appointed to the Recreation and Parks Commission on August 21, 2023 and to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission on March 1, 2021. She resigned from the Recreation and Parks Commission and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission on October 21, 2023.
Anthony Aldana was appointed to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission on September 6, 2022, and to the Tax Transparency Commission on March 6, 2023, he is a current member for both commissions.
The matter of appointment to fill one seat on the Personnel Board is now before the Council.
IMPACT ON CITY RESOURCES
No impact on City resources.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Personnel Board Roster
2. Applications (Council Nominated)