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HomeMy WebLinkAbout93-054 - Superseding Resolution No. 94-99O0!a RESOLUTION NO. 93-054 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION NO. 84-99 RELATING TO THE REESTABLISHMENT OF THE SANTA ANA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION DMF/rtg: 5/2O/93 : WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana reestablished the Human Relations Commission ("Commission") by Resolution No. 84-99; and WHEREAS, the City Council increased the membership of the Commission by Resolution No. 92-101; and WHEREAS, the Commission now desires to supersede Resolution No. 84-99 in its entirety and include Resolution No. 92-101 within this Resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA as follows: 1. The name of the Human Relations Commission organized hereby shall be the "Human Relations Commission of the City of Santa Ana." 2. The purpose of the Human Relations Commission ("Commission") is to promote goodwill and improve the quality of life for the citizens of the City, with emphasis on the identification and development of programs aimed at serving the city's youth. 3. The Commission responsibilities: shall discharge the following a. Identify the needs of the City's youth, and make appropriate recommendations to the City Council. b. Forward recommendations to the city Council on matters which serve to improve the human environment. 0 0 0 0 0 c. Provide input to city Council, staff and other boards and commissions on issues related to the community. d. Conduct and/or provide studies, research and reports as directed by City Council. 004 RESOLUTION NO. Page 2 93-054 e. Serve as a mediation board for resident disputes (as referred by City Council or staff) that are not governed by other codes or laws. f. Assist the Personnel Board in its review of the City's affirmative action program. 4. The Commission may undertake, but is not limited to, the following activities in an effort to fulfill the foregoing responsibilities: a. Identify, recommend and/or review programs aimed at serving the City's youth. b. Assist educational entities in the City in the development of educational programs as needed and when appropriate. c. Identify funding sources available for youth programs. d. Serve as an audience for presentations and information regarding improvement of the human environment which are forwarded to the Commission. e. Develop a human environment plan that would serve as a reference for City's plans. f. Serve as a resource for staff and other departments of the City. g. Submit an annual report to the City Council. 5. The Commission shall be comprised of nine (9) members who shall be qualified electors of the City. The provisions of sections 901 and 901.1 of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana shall govern the appointment, removal, and terms of members of the Commission and the existence of vacancies on the Commission. There is no other restriction on the composition of the membership of the Commission. 6. The Commission shall elect a chairman and a vice- chairman on an annual basis. The chairman shall be responsible for conducting Commission meetings. The Commission shall act on matters as a committee of the whole, and shall not divide itself into permanent standing committees. However, in the manner of all 2 RESOLUTION NO. 93-054 Page 3 0O5 commissions which have been established by the City Council, the Commission may form ad hoc committees from time to time as necessary for specific projects or issues. The Commission may establish bylaws and rules and procedures on operation not in conflict with other provisions of this Resolution and shall submit such procedures to city Council for approval. a. The Recreation and Community Services Agency shall provide the primary staff support to the Commission. The Commission may also be supported as required by the City Attorney's Office, the Police Department, the Community Development Agency, and other departments of the city. b. The Recreation and Community Services Agency staff shall be responsible for the preparation of agendas, preparation of study reports, attendance at meetings and organizations of such meetings, supply of materials requested by the Commission, clerical support, preparation of an annual budget and other matters that may from time to time be mutually agreed upon between Commission and staff. c. The City Council may cause subpoenas to be issued upon the request of the Commission to aid in the investigation of any matter by the Commission. a. Commission members are private citizens who have been selected by the city Council to advise in matters for which they are expected to develop a special knowledge. b. Individual members of the Commission are expected not only to join with other commissioners in jointly expressing concerns of the body as a whole, but also as private citizens are encouraged to express their individual opinion to the Council on matters of concern to themselves. c. Commission members are advisors to the Council and shall recognize that the Council chooses to use the advice sometimes in total or in part, but generally from the Commission 006 RESOLUTION NO. Page 4 93-054 reports rather than from individuals on the Commission. reports of d. Commission members shall recognize that they are part of the representative, democratic form of government in which the rule of the majority has a foregone precedent with the Council, but the opinion of the minority may well be valuable in formulating the eventual Council decision on issues. e. Commission members are expected to display sensitivity toward the public, members of the staff, and the city Council, recognizing that in their unique role they often must serve as a stable force in otherwise volatile matters. f. Commission members acting in their capacity as members of the Commission are expected to represent themselves in proper manner as a representative of the Santa Ana city government. g. Commission members are expected to work within the system of city government to voice their grievances and opinion. a. Except as otherwise specified in this Resolution, the members of the Commission shall be appointed and may be removed by the City Council. Vacancies from whatever cause arising shall be filled in the same manner. Upon a vacancy occurring leaving an unexpired portion of a term, any appointment to fill such vacancy shall be for the unexpired portion of such term. If a member of the Commission is absent from three (3) regular meetings of such Commission, consecutively, unless by permission of such Commission expressed in its official minutes, or is convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, or ceases to be a qualified elector of the City, his office shall become vacant and shall be so declared by the City Council. b. The members of the Commission shall serve for a term cf four (4) years and until their respective successors are appointed and RESOLUTION NO. Page 5 93-054 qualified, but in no event shall any person be eligible for reappointment who has served two (2) consecutive terms of four (4) years each. The members first appointed to the Commission shall classify themselves by lot so that the term of one of each of their numbers shall expire each succeeding term. 10. a. As s~on as practical after this Resolution takes effect, the Commission shall organize by electing one of its members chairman and one vice-chairman, which officers shall hold office until their terms expire, and until their successors are elected, unless their membership on the Commission expires sooner. The election of each succeeding chairman and vice-chairman shall be held at the first meeting of the Commission after the chairman's term has expired or as soon thereafter as practicable. The Commission, in the event of vacancy in the office of chairman or vice-chairman, shall elect one of its members for the unexpired term. b. The Commission shall hold a regular meeting at least once a month with a provision for attendance by the public. Such meeting time or times shall be determined by resolution of the Commission. The Recreation and Community Services Agency shall designate a secretary for the recording of the minutes of the Commission, who shall keep a record of its proceedings and transactions. The Recreation and Community Services Agency shall prescribe rules and regulations governing its operations which shall be consistent with this Resolution and shall be filed with the Clerk of the Council for public inspection. 11. Commission members, or the Commission as a whole, may be from time to time, the first avenue of approach on issues that are not directly within the purview of the Commission, but which are more appropriately the consideration of other commissions or of the City Council itself. The Commission shall refer matters not under its jurisdiction to the appropriate Commission, or where there 007 5 0O8 RESOLUTION NO. 93-054 Page 6 is a question, the Commission shall submit the matter to the Recreation and Community Services Agency director for decision. ADOPTED this 7th day of ATTEST: c/ uY C/erk~-~f the Council COUNCILMEMBERS: Young Aye Pulido Ave Lutz Aye Mills Aye Moreno Aye Norton Aye Richardson ~ June , 1993. Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY & PUBLICATION State of California County of Orange I, JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the attached Resolution ~P,~ ~ 0-5-9/ to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on ~Clesk'~f ~e Council /City of Santa Ana