1993-099-Amending The Community Services Commission And Terminating The Youth Advisory CommissionRESOLUTION 1993 -99
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
AMENDING THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP
AND TERMINATING THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION
RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, that the Town
Council hereby extends the Community Services Commission duration. The Commission
is advisory to the Town Council and operates in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
1. Membership - Organization
a. The Community Services Commission consists of eleven (11) members: Nine
(9) are voting members over eighteen years of age. Their terms of office are three (3)
years and until their successors are appointed. Two (2) members of the Commission shall,
at the time of their appointment, have completed the ninth grade, shall be students enrolled
in an accredited school, and shall be no more than eighteen (18) years old. These
commissioners may make or second motions but may not vote. Their terms are one year
and begin October 1.
The Commission's membership shall, to the extent possible, reflect the social
and economic diversity of the Los Gatos community. Members representing low and
moderate income groups shall be included.
The members' terms of office are staggered and overlapped so that the terms
of no more than one -third of the members expire each year.
The Town Council shall fill any vacancies occurring during the term of the
Commission. The Community Services Commission shall appoint and prescribe the term
of office for its Chair and Vice - Chair.
b. Four voting members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the
purpose of transacting business. Any member shall have the right to present a minority
view to the Town Council in reference to any report or recommendation the Commission
makes.
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C. Commission members shall serve without compensation, provided that, with
advance budgetary approval of the Town Council, the actual and necessary expenses (if any)
incurred by the members in the conduct of Town business shall be reimbursable pursuant
to the provisions of Resolution 1987 -16.
d. The Commission shall establish a regular time and location for its meetings
and shall otherwise call and conduct its meetings in compliance with the provisions of the
Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code Sections 54950 and following.)
e. Minutes of the actions taken during its meetings shall be kept and filed with
the Town Clerk.
L Meeting attendance requirements will conform with current Town Resolution.
2. Duties and Functions
a. The duties and functions of the Commission shall be to ensure that the goals
and objectives contained in the Human Service Element of the General Plan are
implemented. Specific activities include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Assist the Town in coordinating its community services programs with
other agencies and organizations, public and private.
2. Advise the Town on emerging community needs and the development
of new programs.
3. Establish and maintain a human services inventory. The inventory
shall be posted in key public buildings in the Town.
4. Periodically review the Human Services Element and recommend
changes needed to meet new conditions and to respond to the changing
community environment.
b. The Commission shall identify the housing and the human service needs of
persons of all ages in the Town and its sphere of influence, examine existing privately and
publicly supported programs in those fields, evaluate such programs, develop plans for the
creation of new programs, and make recommendations to the Town Council.
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C. The Commission shall make recommendations to Town Council concerning
projects to be included in funding applications under the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 and perform the duties necessitated by the Act upon the request
of Town Council.
d. In developing recommendations to the Town Council, the Commission should:
1. Elicit the interest and support of various relevant community
individuals and groups.
2. Study and examine sources of public and private funding to meet
housing and community service needs.
3. Evaluate the effectiveness of existing programs and make constructive
suggestions for improvement.
4. Examine ways to minimize and /or eliminate overlapping and
duplicative services.
e. The Commission may send representatives, when appropriate, to other bodies
or commissions.
f. The Commission shall perform other duties as assigned by the Town Council.
3. Duration of Commission
The Commission duration shall be through June 30, 1998, and may be continued or
terminated at any time by resolution of the Town Council.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution supersedes any other resolutions
regarding the Community Services Commission including but not limited to 1988 -215 and
1986 -21. The Youth Advisory Commission is hereby terminated.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the
Town of Los Gatos, California, held on the 6th day of July, 1993, by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Randy Attaway, Steven Blanton, Linda Lubeck
Mayor Joanne Benjamin
NAYES: None
ABSENT: Patrick O'Laughlin
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED:
AYOR OF THE ZWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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