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A RESOLUTION
Authorizing City Council Consideration of
Proposed Amendment to City Council Rules Re:
Appointment of Board and Commission Members
to Fill Vacancies Created by a Midterm Resignation
WHEREAS, current City Council Rule 5.2 states that a board
or commission member may be reappointed only once; and
WHEREAS, a member of a board or commission may have
initially been appointed to complete an unexpired term of a prior
appointee and then reappointed to a full term, and in such
instances, the member Is length of service would be less than the
two full terms allowed under current Council rules; and
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston benefits from the experience
of its board and commission members; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is desirable that
Council rules permit an appointee to serve two full terms after
being initially appointed to complete an unexpired term of a
prior member;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
Section 1: That City Council Rule 5.2 be amended to read
as follows:
A board or commission member appointee may be
reappointed only once. When a vacancy is created by the
resignation of a member prior to expiration of that
• member's term, the member appointed to fill this vacancy
shall be appointed to a full term unless otherwise
provided by City Ordinance or State Statute.
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Section 2: That this Resolution shall be in full force and
effect from and after the date of its passage
and approval.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
ADOPTED: ? Z 1992
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