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Nomination and Appointment of Planning Commissioners to Serve on the Fort Bragg Planning Commission
Summary
Section 2.20.020 of the Fort Bragg Municipal Code states:
A. There shall be five (5) members of the Planning Commission appointed by the City Council. Each member of the City Council may submit the name of a resident of the City as a nominee for a seat on the Planning Commission. The City Council as a whole shall vote to appoint the nominee, the appointment requiring the affirmative vote of at least three (3) City Councilmembers.
B. Planning Commission members shall be seated for a potential term coinciding with that of the nominating City Councilmember, provided, however, that the commissioners serve at the will of the City Council. The City Council may remove any Planning Commission at any time through the affirmative vote of at least four (4) of the City Councilmembers.
The terms of Commissioners Jay Andreis, appointed by Councilmember William V. Lee, and Nancy Rogers, appointed by Mayor Bernie Norvell, expired at the end of their last terms, on December 14, 2020. Traditionally, Commissioners are appointed or reappointed during the first regular meeting of the City Council in January following an election (or as occurred this year, an appointment) of new Councilmembers. This special meeting will allow the Council to seat (or re-seat) two Commissioners so that the Planning Commission can discuss important items of business, including giving direction on a new formula business ordinance, before the City Council holds its first regular meeting of the new year.