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MEETING DATE'
TO'
MARCH 19, 2001
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM'
CITY ATTORNEY
SUBJECT:
INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TERMS OF OFFICE
OF THE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
SUMMARY:
At a previous City Council meeting, the City Council requested the City Attomey to prepare
an ordinance that would amend the terms of office of the members of the Audit Committee
in a manner similar to the ordinance amending terms of Planning Commissioners. This
ordinance did not provide term limits for Audit Committee members. When the ordinance
was submitted to the Council for adoption, however, the Council indicated that it wanted to
initiate a term-limit provision for Audit Committee members. The attached ordinance
provides a three term limit for members of the Audit. Committee. The Council did not adopt
the previous ordinance and instructed the City Attorney's Office to 'prepare a new
ordinance with term limits for Council consideration.'
RECOMMENDATION'
Introduce ordinance amending terms of office of the members of the Audit Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact with this action.
BACKGROUND'
The proposed ordinance amendments for the Audit Committee track what was previously
approved for the Planning Commissioners and the Parks and Recreation Commissioners.
All terms will expire as of April 31, 2001. Subsequently, two (2) appointees will serve for
one (1) year and three (3) appointees will serve for .two (2) years. Thereafter, all
appointees shall serve four (4) year terms until March 1, of each year in which their term
expires. No member of the Audit Committee shall serve more than three (3) consecutive
terms.
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List of Audit Committee members
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ORDINANCE NO. 1234
AN ORDINANCE OF .THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TERMS OF OFFICE OF
MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS'
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF AUDIT COMMITTEE
MEMBERS.
Section 1539 of Tustin City Code is hereby amended to read as follows'
Members of the Audit Committee shall be appointed by the City Council. The
terms of office of all current Audit Committee members shall expire as of April 31,
200.1. The terms of office of two (2) new appointees shall be until March 1,2002.
The terms of office of three (3) new appointees shall be until March 1,2003. The
terms of each of said offices shall thereafter be for four (4) years, commencing
on the expiration date of each office as prescribed hereinabove. No member of
the Audit Committee may serve more than three (3) full consecutive terms.
Ail members of the Audit Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the City
Council and may be removed upon motion of the City Council adopted by at least
three (3) affirmative votes. All members of the Audit Committee shall serve until
their respective successors are appointed and qualified. Members of the Audit
Committee shall receive compensation as prescribed by the City Council from
time to time.
SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence,
clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or
unconstitutional .by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining pot[ions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares
that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence,
clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portions thereof be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Tustin
held on the day of ,2001.
TRACY WILLS WORLEY
Mayor
PAMELA'STOKER
City Clerk
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AUDIT COMMITTEE
_0_ualifications' Of the five member committee, four (4) are. required to be registered voters in the City and '
one (1) a registered voter within the Tustin Water Corporation area. Terms are for four (4) years; no term
limits.
Name . ~ppointed
Term Expiration Date
Maureen Gallogly 5-2-94 7-16-01'
John Garner 8-5-96 7.21-03
Donnie Smith 7-3-95 7-21-03
Wait Sullens 3-20-89 7-16-01'
Sheldon Weiner 7-7-97 7-16-01'
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