Report Prepared by: Jennifer Parsley, Assistant City Clerk, City Clerk's Office
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SUBJECT: Appointment to the Citizens' Stipend Setting Commission to Fill the District 3 Vacancy
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers the appointment of Cynthia Kelly to the Citizens' Stipend Setting Commission District 3 Vacancy.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion accepting the nomination and appointing to Cynthia Kelly to fill District 3 vacancy to the Citizens' Stipend Setting Commission.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve and appoint the individual as recommended by staff; or,
2. Continue to a future meeting and direct staff to continue recruitment of applicants; or,
3. Deny the item.
AUTHORITY
City of Merced Charter, Section 402.
DISCUSSION
At the March 2020 Primary Election, citizens voted in favor of establishing a Citizens' Stipend Advisory Commission. The Citizen's Stipend Advisory Commission consist of seven (7) members to be appointed by the City Council from the qualified electors of the City. Six (6) members will be appointed by district and one (1) member will be appointed at large.
The Commission shall hold two (2) public hearings between March 1st and June 30th of every even-numbered year and shall recommend, by majority vote and in writing, to the Council the amount of the monthly stipend which it deems appropriate for the members of the Council for the two (2) year period beginning January 1st of the next year. The amount recommended for each council member shall be the same.
During the March 16, 2026, Council Meeting, Council appointment members to fill the District 1, District 4, District 5, District 6, and the At-Large seat. Council Members Thao and Harris wanted to reach out to their constituents to garner interest for the Citizens' Stipend Setting Commission.
Cynthia Kelly applied for the District 3 vacancy. The Clerk's Office did not receive any applications for the District 2 vacancy.
The matter of appointment is now before the Council....
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