Receive a Report from the City Manager Related to the Council/Commission Subcommittee. City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 04/05/2010 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: A Report from the City Manager Related to the Council/Commission Subcommittee regarding the Role of Commissions. Contact Person/Dept.: Mark Scott Item Number: A 2 Phone Number: Fiscal Impact: Yes No X General Fund: Yes No Public Hearing: Action Item: Attachments: X Commission Action Required: Yes No Date: _______________ Public Notification: Agendas and Meetings City Council (04/01/10); Civil Service Commission Cultural Affairs Commission Parks Recreation and Community Services Commission and Planning Commission (04/01/10) Department Approval: Mark Scott (04/01/10) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Mark Scott (04/01/10) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (04/01/10) City Manager Approval: Mark Scott (04/01/10) to the regarding the Council/Commission Subcommittee RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council receive this report from the City Manager related role of Commissions. Staff further recommends 1) that the City Council direct staff to prepare amendments to the Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) as it relates to duties of the Parks Recreation and Community Services Commission and to update the ordinances establishing other commissions to provide for a common format; and 2) that the City Council move forward with discussions with the Civil Service Commission to bring their duties into conformance with the City Charter sections relating to the City Manager s administrative authorities. BACKGROUND: Following voter approval of the Charter of 2006 (New Charter) the City Council established a Council Subcommittee on Commissions (the Council Subcommittee ). The Council Subcommittee s task was to meet with subcommittees from the various City Commissions (collectively the Commissions ) to discuss their operations staff/commission working relationships and better...
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