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BACKGROUND In accordance with the requirements of Ordinance 1507, staff reviewed attendance reports from the various City commissions for the period of January 1 through June 30, 2007. The City Manager notified certain commissioners that their absences during this period equaled or exceeded the one-third limitation established in the ordinance. The commissioners were contacted and their responses are attached for Council (under separate cover) for its review. Section 2 of the ordinance requires the City Council to determine if a member's reasons for his/her absences were justified. If the Council determines that the absences were justified, there is no further action required. If the Council determines that the reasons for the member's failure to attend the meetings in question were not justified, the City Council shall terminate the term of office of the member and declare the office vacant. If the Council declares any office vacant, City staff will notify that commissioner that his/her term has been officially terminated. The vacancy will be filled in accordance with the City's regular appointment schedule. The information supplied by the commissioners meets the requirements of the ordinance and staff recommends that the Council accept the information as provided. The City has historically appointed interested and committed commissioners. The attendance requirements are to ensure that the commission meetings are regularly attended so that the City's business can be conducted. It is only in the extreme or unique case when the Council would be asked to terminate a commissioner's appointment due to lack of attendance. Approv by, Nelson Fialho City Manager Page 2 of 2