Ordinance 14-10 Amending Homer City Code 2.72.040 to Change the Number of Successive Unexcused Absences that Make a Planning Commission Member Subject to Removal

CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

City Manager/Planning

ORDINANCE 14-10

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, AMENDING HOMER CITY CODE 2.72.040, “TERMS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS”, CHANGING THE NUMBER OF SUCCESSIVE UNEXCUSED ABSENCES THAT MAKE A COMMISSION MEMBER SUBJECT TO REMOVAL FROM TWO TO THREE.

WHEREAS, The Homer Advisory Planning Commission (“Commission”) is comprised of appointed members who cannot all attend every Commission meeting despite the best efforts of each of the Commission members; and

WHEREAS, It has been difficult to recruit new commissioners and it is in the City’s best interest to increase the number of successive unexcused absences before a Commission member is subject to removal.

THE CITY OF HOMER HEREBY ORDAINS:

Section 1.  Homer City Code 2.72.040(c) is amended to read as follows:

 (c) Any Commissioner who shall have two three successive unexcused absences shall be subject to removal by the Commission by a majority vote of the members present.

Section 2.  This Ordinance is of a permanent and general character and shall be included in the City Code.

               ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOMER, ALASKA, this ________ day of ______________, 2014.

                                                                                                         CITY OF HOMER

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                                                                                                         MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

YES:

NO:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

First Reading:

Public Hearing:

Second Reading:

Effective Date: 

Reviewed and approved as to form:

________________________                                                            ____________________________

Walt Wrede, City Manager                                                  Thomas F. Klinkner, City Attorney

Date: ___________________                                                            Date: _______________________