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File #: 24-295    Version: 1 Name: Reseat PRCS Commissioner
Type: Minute Order Status: Action Item
File created: 9/18/2023 In control: City Council Meeting Agenda
On agenda: 10/9/2023 Final action:
Title: CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) Consideration of Khary Cuffe's Request to be Reappointed to Seat No. 5 on the Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) Commission; and (2) (If Desired) Reappointment of Khary Cuffe to Seat No. 5 on the PRCS Commission.
Attachments: 1. 2023-10-09-ATT 1 - CC Policy 3002_Commisssions Boards and Committees.pdf
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CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) Consideration of Khary Cuffe's Request to be Reappointed to Seat No. 5 on the Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) Commission; and (2) (If Desired) Reappointment of Khary Cuffe to Seat No. 5 on the PRCS Commission.

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Meeting Date: October 9, 2023

Contact Person/Dept: Adam Ferguson/PRCS
Phone Number: (310) 253-6685

Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []

Attachments: Yes [X] No []

Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X]

Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (10/03/2023)

Department Approval: Armando Abrego, PRCS Director (09/18/2023)
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RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends the City Council (1) consider Khary Cuffe's request to be re-appointed to Seat No. 5 on the Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) Commission; and (2) if desired, reappoint Khary Cuffe to Seat No. 5 on the PRCS Commission.


BACKGROUND

At the March 8, 2021, City Council Meeting, Mr. Khary Cuffe was appointed to fill Seat No. 5 on the PRCS Commission for a partial term. That partial term was from April 1, 2021, to June 30, 2021, and Mr. Cuffe's first full term on the Commission began on July 1, 2021.

According to Section IV of the City Council Policy on Commissions, Boards and Committees (adopted on September 25, 2017, by Resolution 2017-R086), subsection titled "CBC Member Attendance and Forfeiture of Seat," (Attachment 1), "Any Member who is absent from three consecutive meetings of their respective CBC or a total of five meetings in any six-month period shall automatically forfeit his or her membership on said CBC."

Mr. Cuffe missed the following three consecutive regular meetings of the PRCS Commission:
* June 6, 2023
* July 6, 2023
* August 1, 2023

In addition, Mr. Cuffe's absences have been unexpected due to lack of any notification to staff; and one such unexpected absence on A...

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