To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Departmental
SUBJECT:
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Consideration of Planning Commission Size, Process of Appointment and Removal of Members, and Adoption of Planning Commission Rules, Code of Conduct and Ethics
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Direct staff to make changes to Section 312-1 of the Humboldt County Code as follows:
a. Change the Planning Commission membership from 7 to 5;
b. Each District Supervisor appoints one commissioner for their district (No Change);
c. Include provisions for removal of a Planning Commissioner with a 4/5ths vote of the Board of Supervisors; and
2. Adopt the Planning Commission Rules, Code of Conduct and Ethics (Attachment I).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund (1100277)
DISCUSSION:
This is a recommendation to establish Planning Commission Rules, Code of Conduct and Ethics provisions, make changes to the number of members of the Planning Commission and to modify provisions for removal of a Planning Commissioner. This was initiated in response to questions relative to the process for appointment and removal of Planning Commissioners and the appropriate size of a Planning Commission. To provide context, other counties were surveyed to determine if there were trends or other concepts that would benefit Humboldt County. The survey looked at 21 other counties. In choosing counties to survey the focus started with counties in northern California spreading out from Humboldt County. Most jurisdictions surveyed have 5 commissioners, commissioners are appointed or nominated predominantly by the district supervisor and removal of a commissioner is largely done by majority vote by the Board of Supervisors. The counties surveyed and results are included in Attachment II. Humboldt County is included in the survey for a total of 22 counties. The primary areas of concern will be discussed in more detail below.
1. Commis...
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