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52 <br /> <br />of the City, their office shall become vacant and shall be so declared by the Council. <br />Government Code §54974 provides that whenever an unscheduled vacancy occurs, a special <br />vacancy notice shall be posted in the office of the City Clerk, and as may otherwise be directed <br />by the City Council, within 20 days after the vacancy occurs; and that final appointment to fill <br />such vacancy shall not be made for at least 10 working days after such posting. <br /> <br />It shall normally be the policy to take applications on a regular ongoing basis; applications shall <br />be considered current for two years from the date received. The City Clerk shall prepare an <br />appointments list of all regular and ongoing boards and commissions that are appointed by the <br />City Council, which shall contain the information required in said section. All efforts will be made <br />to provide public information relative to vacancies prior to such appointments. <br /> <br />PROCEDURES FOR MAKING APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS <br />Any person who wants to be considered for an appointment to any City board or commission, <br />including incumbent board or commission members, must complete an application indicating <br />on which board or commission they desire to serve. Persons shall be limited to serving on only <br />one board or commission at a time. <br /> <br />Any appointees shall comply with appropriate provisions of the law relative to disclosure of <br />financial interests, if applicable. <br /> <br />It shall be the policy of the City Council not to appoint any person to a board or commission who <br />would have continually recurring conflicts of interest requiring abstentions, or an excessively high <br />percentage of such situations. <br /> <br />ATTENDANCE POLICY <br />The City Council requires that members of boards and commissions abide by the following <br />policies: <br /> <br />1. Members of boards or commissions shall be required to attend not less than 75% of all <br />regular meetings held; <br />2. Failure by a member to attend three consecutive regular meetings of a board or <br />commission will be cause for Council declaring the member’s position vacant; <br />3. Attendance records will be reviewed by the City Council once a year based on the <br />previous 12-month period, except for appointments effective July 1st or thereafter; <br />4. Failure to attend mandated training will be cause for Council’s declaring a member’s <br />position vacant. <br />5. All mandatory trainings must be completed within three months of appointment. <br />Council members will be notified of non-compliance. <br /> <br />MEMBERS – COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES <br />Members of boards and commissions shall receive no compensation for their services but may <br />be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.