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RESOLUTION NO. 8344
RESOLUTION REGARDING
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS
OF THE CITY'S BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
WHEREAS, the City Council has established from time to time boards and
commissions including those which serve in an advisory capacity to the City Council;
and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the City Council to seek to involve citizens in the
important activities of these boards and commissions; and
WHEREAS, the membership composition of individual commissions and boards
is important to assure the highest quality of the recommendations and advice; and
WHEREAS, an aspect of the composition of the various boards and
commissions involve rules which relate to the residency of the members; and
WHEREAS, it is important, wherever possible, that residency requirements
facilitate rather than hinder citizen participation and the quality or recommendations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Richfield as follows:
1. Whenever residency requirements for the various boards and commissions are
fixed by law, those requirements shall govern.
2. The Council finds and determines that situations my exist when it may be
desirable and appropriate to extend membership to the Human Rights Commission and
the Friendship City Commission to individuals who, although not residents of the City,
show a strong interest in the work of these commissions. .
With respect to these commissions, the following procedures will be used:
. A notice to the public of vacancies and the required application.
. If no applications were received from qualified Richfield residents or after the
interview the applicant was determined to be not qualified, it would be the
Council's discretion to appoint a qualified applicant who is a non-resident and
has a vested interest or connection to Richfield.
. Appointment of the n~:>n-resident would require a recommendation by a majority
of the commission on which the individual is desiring to serve.
. The preference would be for a Richfield resident to be appointed.
. Permit a maximum of two non-residents to serve on each commission.
3. The Council finds that it is desirable and appropriate that membership in all the
other boards and commissions of the City be limited to residents of the City.
Resolution No. 8344
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This resolution shall be in full force and effect for terms expiring January 31,
1996.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 22nd day of
April'1996.U
ATTEST:
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Thomas P. Ferber, City Clerk