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Agenda Item - 4.a.


City of Garden Grove


INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM

To:Scott C. Stiles

From:Teresa Pomeroy
Dept.:City Manager 

Dept.: City Clerk 
Subject:

Consideration of an appointment to fill a vacancy on the Parks, Recreation and Arts Commission.  (Action Item)

Date:6/8/2021

OBJECTIVE

For the Mayor to appoint and for the City Council to approve an appointment to fill the vacancy on the Parks, Recreation and Arts Commission.
BACKGROUND

Parks, Recreation and Arts Commissioner David Johnson resigned on April 16, 2021, citing his pending retirement and move from Garden Grove.  At the City Council meeting on April 27, 2021, Mr. Johnson's resignation was accepted with regret.  The City Clerk's Office posted and published a vacancy notice for the Parks, Recreation and Arts Commission on May 5, 2021, the vacancy was also published in a press release and on the City's social media platforms.

DISCUSSION

Pursuant to Garden Grove Municipal Code 2.21.010(A) and Government Code Section 40605, the Mayor, with the approval of the City Council, shall make all appointments to boards, commissions, and committees unless otherwise specifically provided by statute.  The attached lists Garden Grove residents who submitted applications for the Parks, Recreation and Arts Commission who were not selected during the 2020 recruitment; and current applicants who submitted following the vacancy notice. 

FINANCIAL IMPACT

None.
RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council:

 

  • Consider and appoint a Parks, Recreation and Arts Commissioner to fill the vacancy and complete David Johnson's term.



ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionUpload DateTypeFile Name
Parks, Recreation and Arts list of applicants6/1/2021Backup MaterialParks_Recreation_and_Arts_Commission_list_of_applicants_for_vacancy_-_2021.pdf
Vacancy Notice6/1/2021Backup MaterialParks_Commission_Special_Vacancy_Notice_(April_2021).pdf
Press Release6/1/2021Backup MaterialPress_Release_seeking-Parks_recreation_and_arts-commissioner_(2).pdf