Item 09 - Boards & Commissions Biannual Attendance Report for July Through December 2025

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City Clerk's Office 71 www.santa-ana.org/city-clerks-office Item # 9 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report March 3, 2026 TOPIC: Boards and Commissions Biannual Attendance Report AGENDA TITLE Boards and Commissions Biannual Attendance Report for July Through December 2025 RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Receive and file Boards and Commission Biannual Attendance report. 2. Provide direction to staff, if/as needed. GOVERNMENT CODE 484308 APPLIES: No DISCUSSION The Boards and Commissions Attendance Report is prepared biannually to inform the City Council regarding member attendance at board and commission meetings. This report covers the period of July through December 2025. Pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) Section 2-326(c), if a member of a board or commission absents themselves from two regular meetings of such board or commission, consecutive, unless by permission of such board or commission expressed in its official minutes, or fails to attend at least one-half of the regular meetings of such board or commission within a calendar year, or is convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, or ceases to be a resident of the City, the office shall become vacant and shall be so declared by the City Council. Should the City Council find that any member of a board or commission meets the above noted absence thresholds, City Council may declare such vacancy and remove the board or commission member from their appointment. Any such vacancy would then be subject to appointment to fill the unexpired portion of the existing term, pursuant to SAMC Section 2-326(b) and following the required noticing procedures of Government Code Section 54974(a). In 2025, no board or commission member missed at least half of the regularly scheduled meetings. During this reporting period, one member of the Arts and Culture Commission had two consecutive unexcused absences.