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CC- ACTION ITEM: Departure of Council Members Whose Terms have Ended
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Meeting Date: December 12, 2022
Contact Person/Dept: Jeremy Bocchino, CMC, City Clerk
Phone Number: (310) 253-5851
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (12/08/2022);
Department Approval: Jesse Mays, Assistant City Manager (11/30/2022)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council acknowledge the departure of Council Members Dr. Daniel Lee and Harden Alexander “Alex” Fisch, whose terms have ended.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The five-member elected City Council is the legislative body for the City of Culver City. As such, they are responsible for providing policy direction for the City. In their policy-making role, major activities of the City Council include identifying the needs of the community and translating them into programs and services; establishing general objectives for City program activities and service levels; reviewing and adopting the annual City budget, as well as ordinances and resolutions; approving major purchases and contracts; and serving as the governing body of the Successor Agency to the Culver City Redevelopment Agency, the Culver City Parking Authority, the Culver City Housing Authority, and the Redevelopment Financing Authority.
All members of the City Council serve on a part-time basis and are responsible for appointing the City Manager, City Attorney, Fire Chief and Police Chief.
Council Member Daniel Lee: Having served a full four-year term as a Council Member, Mayor and Vice Mayor and, historically, as the City’s first black member of City Council and its first black mayor, Mayor Dr. Lee ends his four-year term on the City Council this evening.
Council Member Harden Alexander “Alex” Fisch: Having served a full four-year term as a Council Member, Mayor and Vice Mayor, Council Member Fisch ends his four-year term on the City Council this evening.
To learn more about their accomplishments, please review their online biographies at <https://www.culvercity.org/City-Hall/City-Council>.
Members of the City Council and the public may provide well wishes for the departing Council Members.
Upon conclusion of such remarks, the City Clerk shall request that Daniel Lee and Harden Alexander “Alex” Fisch step down from the dais and join their family and friends as attendees for the administration of the oath of office to the Council Members-Elect.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
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MOTION
That the City Council:
Acknowledge the departure of Council Members Dr. Daniel Lee and Harden Alexander “Alex” Fisch, whose terms have ended.