HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 01-169, Res requiring City Council appointees vote in accordance with City Council policy (Repealed by 10-46) Prepared by: Eleanor M. Dilkes, City Attorney, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 356-5030
RESOLUTION NO. 01-169
RESOLUTION REQUIRING THAT CITY COUNCIL APPOINTEES VOTE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH CITY COUNCIL POLICY AS ESTABLISHED BY MOTION,
RESOLUTION, OR ORDINANCE, AND ESTABLISHING THAT FAILURE TO DO SO
SHALL BE JUST CAUSE FOR REMOVAL FROM SUCH APPOINTMENT.
WHEREAS, the City Council appoints council members to serve as Council's representatives to other
organizations or entities; and
WHEREAS, such City Council appointments are currently made to the following organizations or entities:
Johnson County Council of Governments, Emergency Management Commission, Iowa City/Coralville
Visitors and Convention Bureau; and
WHEREAS, the City Council expects that as a representative of Council to said entities the Council
appointee will vote in accordance with the formal action of the City Council as expressed by motion,
resolution, or ordinance; and
WHEREAS, failure to vote in accordance with City Council formal action constitutes good cause for removal
of the City Council appointee; and
WHEREAS, a procedure should be established to provide notice and an opportunity to be heard to the City
Council appointee whose removal is sought pursuant to the terms hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA,
THAT:
1. City Council members who are appointed to serve as Council's representative to other organizations or
entities shall vote in accordance with formal City Council policy as established by motion, resolution or
ordinance.
2. Failure of a City Council appointee to vote in accordance with such formal action of the City Council shall
constitute just cause for removal of the City Council appointee from such appointment.
3. A City Council appointee who fails to vote in accordance with the formal action of the City Council may be
removed by the City Council. Said removal shall be by resolution of the City Council, shall give the
reasons for the removal, and shall be sent by certified mail to the person removed who, upon written
request filed with the City Clerk within thirty (30) days of the date of mailing the copy, shall be granted a
public hearing before the Council on all issues connected with the removal. The hearing shall be held
within thirty (30) days of the date the request is filed, unless the person removed requests a later date.
Following the public hearing the Council will either confirm its earlier decision of removal or reinstate the
removed Council person to the appointment.
Passed and appreved this 12th day of June ,20
CI City Attorney's Office
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It was moved by Vanderhoef and seconded by 0' Donnel 1 the Resolution be
adopted, and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
X Champion
X Kanner
X Lehman
X O'Donnell
X Pfab
X Vanderhoef
X Wilburn