Req.#13536
RESOLUTION NO. Es 6 6 8
A RESOLUTION relating to committees, boards, and commissions; supporting the
1 Citizen Committee, Board and Commission review recommendations of
setting term limits for ten consecutive years, with one-term exceptions as
2 needed; adding two-year youth positions to the Human Services
Commission, Tacoma Arts Commission, Commission on Disabilities, and
3 Sustainable Tacoma Commission; and revising the age requirement for
4 participation on all committees, boards, and commissions to 16 years.
5 WHEREAS, in December 2012, the City Council requested a review of the
6 City's Committees, Boards, and Commissions ("CBC") for the purpose of
7 assessing roles and responsibilities, output, connection to policy process, staff
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resources, and limitations of staff resources for each CBC, and
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WHEREAS additional areas of review included whether the CBCs are
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1 1 meeting the needs of the City Council; have the tools to perform effectively and
12 efficiently, understanding resource limitations; and have opportunities to connect
13 with the City Council through regularly-scheduled updates and work plan progress
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briefings, and
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16 WHEREAS, on March 4, 2013, the City Manager provided the CBC Chairs
1 7 with the results of the review, and, on March 5, 2013, City staff presented findings
18 and recommendations to the City Council, and
19 WHEREAS the City Council supports recommendations relating to term
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limits and youth participation, and
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22 WHEREAS the proposed recommendations would set term limits for CBCs
23 at ten consecutive years, with one-term exceptions granted as needed for
24 institutional knowledge, and
25 WHEREAS, in order to encourage youth participation in government, the
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recommend...
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