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lPL£ AS;fl NTON CityCouncil <br /> Staff Report <br /> <br /> August 16, 2005 <br /> City Manager <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Analysis of Commissioner Absences for the Period of <br /> January 1 through June 30, 2005 <br /> <br />STAFF <br />RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council review the attached <br /> commissioner responses and accept the information provided. <br /> <br />SUMMARY: The Municipal Code establishes attendance requirements for <br /> City commissioners at regularly held commission meetings. <br /> Under the ordinance, the City Manager is required to request all <br /> commissioners whose absences exceed those as set forth in the <br /> Municipal Code to provide a written response detailing the <br /> reasons for their absences. This report is being submitted in <br /> accordance with the required procedures. <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor and Members of the Council: <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />In accordance with the requirements of Ordinance 1507, staff reviewed attendance reports <br />from the various City commissions for the period of January 1 through June 30, 2005. The <br />City Manager notified certain commissioners that their absences during this period <br />equaled or exceeded the one-third limitation established in the ordinance. The <br />commissioners were contacted and their responses are attached for Council (under <br />separate cover) for its review. <br /> <br /> Section 2 of the ordinance requires the City Council to determine if a member's reasons <br /> for the absences were justified. If the Council determines that the absences were justified, <br /> there is no further action required. If the Council determines that the reasons for the <br /> <br /> SR 05:214 <br /> <br /> <br />