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<br />CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br /> <br />ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 96-39 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR <br />COMMISSIONERS TO GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS <br />TO THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />WHEREAS, at its meeting of May 7, 1996, the City Council reviewed the staff report <br />from the Assistant City Manager regarding a process to forward City <br />commission recommendations to the City Council; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, this process has been reviewed by all the City Commissioners who <br />supported the staff recommendation. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br />RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1: The section of the Commissioner's Handbook titled "Responsibilities of <br />Commission Members," subsection 6, Be Conscious of Your Relationshio <br />to the City CounciL Other Commissioners. and City Staff is amended to <br />read as follows: <br /> <br />"It is important to remember the City staff works for the City Manager, and <br />through the City Manager, for the City Council and the community at large. <br />Staff does not work for commission members. It is, therefore, not <br />appropriate for commissioners to direct staff or for commissioners to <br />become involved in the administrative or operational concerns of the City <br />departments. While staff can provide routine information on ongoing <br />projects, a formal request to the City Council must be made of staff <br />involvement in major projects. <br /> <br />If commissioners have questions or are concerned with staff services <br />provided to the commission, the City Manager should be contacted <br />immediately to review the matter. <br />