DATE: September 10, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Approve waiver of Planning Commission absences for Kuldip Chatha
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve petition for waiver of absences for Kuldip Chatha to allow him to retain his position on the Fresno County Planning Commission.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow Mr. Chatha to continue to serve as a member of the Fresno County Planning Commission in case of an additional absences during the year. This item is countywide; however, this position is appointed by District No.4.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved, Mr. Chatha will be deemed to have resigned if he misses a total of five meetings in 2024, and your Board would need to appoint a new regular member.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended action.
DISCUSSION:
In accordance with Fresno County Ordinance Code, Section 2.68.010.C, regarding member attendance at meetings, a nonelected member of any board, commission, committee or council appointed by the Board of Supervisors shall be deemed to have resigned his or her membership for absences in excess of three consecutive regular meetings or five regular meetings in a calendar year if the board, commission, committee or council has thirteen or more regular meetings per calendar year. The Planning Commission exceeds 13 meetings in a calendar year.
Further, Section 2.68.035 of the County Ordinance Code states that, "Where a member has been absent from meetings such that one additional absence will result in an automatic resignation, that member may petition the board of supervisors for a waiver of one or more of the prior absences. Such petition may only be made once per calendar year. The granting of such petition shall be based on good cause as determined in the sole discretion of the board of supervisors."
Mr. Chata was absen...
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