Report Prepared by: Jennifer Parsley, Assistant City Clerk, City Clerk's Office
Title
SUBJECT: Information Only - Boards and Commissions Annual Attendance Reports
REPORT IN BRIEF
Annual attendance review conducted with results filed with the City Clerk's Office.
RECOMMENDATION
For information only.
Body
AUTHORITY
Article VII, Sections 700, 702, and 702.1 of the Merced City Charter, and the Appointed Commission, Committee and Board Member Attendance Policy adopted by the City Council on October 3, 1994 (amended on July 15, 1996, August 4, 1997, July 16, 2001, August 20, 2007, and September 20, 2021).
DISCUSSION
Pursuant to the City's Attendance Policy (attached), the annual review has been conducted and filed with the City Clerk's Office.
The attached attendance reports indicate whether the commissioner, committee member, or board member was in attendance, informed staff that they would be absent for a reason consistent with the Attendance Policy ("excused") or did not show and did not notify staff ("absent"). The City Council, under Section 7 of the Policy, "may" remove those commissioners, committee members, or board members who do not meet the 70% attendance requirement.
There has been good attendance during the reporting period (April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026) for the below listed Board and Commissions.
* Arts and Culture Advisory Commission
* Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission*
* Building and Housing Board of Appeals***
* Planning Commission
* Recreation and Parks Commission**
* Regional Airport Authority**
* Tax Transparency Commission
* Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission only held 2 meetings in the reporting period and Caroline Meraz was absent at one meeting that was not excused which made her attendance at 50%.
**These Boards and Commissions had members below the 70% but these members have either already resigned or their terms ended in July 2025.
***The Building and Housing Board of Appeals has not had any meeti...
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