AGENDA MEMORANDUM

MEETING DATE:   September 26, 2011

FROM:                       Bill Wiley, AICP, Community Development Director

SUBJECT:                  Resolution for Planning Commission Appointments

Staff Recommendation: 

Staff requests the City Commission appoint one (1) regular member and one (1) alternate member to the Planning Commission, with new terms.

Analysis:

The City’s Planning Commission consists of seven (7) members plus one alternate, all of which must be appointed by the City Commission for varied terms so that only two positions can expire in the same year.

On September 30, 2011, the terms of one (1) regular member (Edward Schlein) and one (1) alternate member (James Argento) expire (See chart below). These two members reapplied for appointment.  Applications are included with this agenda memo.

Name	Current Position	Term Expired	*New Term
Edward Schlein	regular	Sept. 30, 2011	Sept. 30, 2014
James Argento	alternate	Sept. 30, 2011	Sept. 30, 2014

The New Terms can be assigned in any order to the applicants

Options:        

1.         Appointing one (1) applicant as a regular member and one (1) as an alternate member to the Planning Commission, with terms to expire as deem appropriate.

2.         Other such action as the Commission may deem appropriate.

Fiscal Impact:

The City of Leesburg 2011-12 budget provides funding to reimburse the Planning Commissioners for serving of $25 per meeting.

Submission Date and Time:    9/22/11 10:02 PM____

Department: Community  Development Prepared by:  Bill Wiley, AICP Attachments:         Yes__X_   No ______ Advertised:   ____Not Required ______ Dates:   __________________________                      Attorney Review :       Yes_X_  No ____ _________________________________            Revised 6/10/04

Reviewed by: Dept. Head __BW_____ Finance  Dept. __________________                                    Deputy C.M. ___________________                                          Submitted by: City Manager ___________________

Account No. _________________ Project No. ___________________ WF No. ______________________ Budget  ______________________ Available _____________________

RESOLUTION NO. ________

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LEESBURG, FLORIDA, appointing ONE REGULAR member, AND ONE ALTERNATE MEMBER said termS to expire September 30, 2014, to the PLANNING COMMISSION; and providing an effective date.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LEESBURG FLORIDA:

THAT the City Commission of the City of Leesburg, Florida finds that there are two regular members with term expiration dates of September 30, 2011 on the Planning Commission.

THAT the City Commission hereby appoints as regular members with said terms expiring as follows;

Name	Current Position	Term Expired	*New Term
	regular	Sept. 30, 2011	(Sept. 30, 2014)
	alternate	Sept. 30, 2011	(Sept. 30, 2014)

* By code only two positions can expire in the same year. The New Terms can be assigned in any order to the applicants

THIS RESOLUTION shall become effective immediately.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Leesburg, Florida, at a regular meeting held on the 26^th day of September, 2011.

THE CITY OF LEESBURG, FLORIDA

                                                                        _________________________________________

                                                                        MAYOR

ATTEST:

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City Clerk