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CITY COUNCIL FETING
SEPTEMBER -3 1986
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RESPONSE TO GRAND
JURY REPORT City Manager Peterson reminded Council that the 1985-86
Grand Jury report was delivered to City Hall several weeks
CC -o' ago. State law requires that the City respond to this
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report within 90 days of receipt. A stmmas-y of the
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Grand Jury concent s were presented for Council's perusal.
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Following discussion, on motion of Council Member Snider,
- Hirschman second, Council directed the staff to draft a
response to the 1985-86 Grand Jury report incorporating the
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conments Council deemed appropriate.
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COUNCIL COMM UNICATIO
TO: THE CITY COUNCIL
DATE
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FROM: THE ,CITY ,MANAGER'S OFFICE
3 1986
SUBJECT:
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RESPONSE TO GRAND JURY REPORT
PREPARED BY: City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council direct the staff to draft a
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response to the Grand Jury report incorporating
whatever camnents the Council deems appropriate.
BACKGROUND INPORMATION: The 1985-86 Grand 'Jury report was delivered to
City. Hall several weeks ago. State law requires
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that the City respond to this report within 90
days of its receipt. The response deadline is October I, 1986,' so the
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Council has ample time remaining in this regard. The Grand Jury's
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comments on the City of Lodi's operations were quite brief. To simmarize,
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the comments identified the following three areas for Council
consideration:
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City Boards and Cb[Mdssions
a. The Grand Jury concluded there exists no formal application
foram for consideration for appointment to various City boards
.and commissions. Such an application form does in fact
exist, a copy, of which was previously mailed to the Grand
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Jury.
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b. The City should promulgate the mission or charge of each board
or commission, perhaps through the utilization of jab
descriptions. The duties and responsibilites.of some City
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boards and commissions are already clearly set forth in either
State law, local ordinances, or"both, such as the Planning
Ccxtmission Library Boaz�3, Board and Senior
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Citizens' Ccamission. However, the development and adoption
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by the City Council of mission statements or -duties and
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responsibilities of each City board and eamassion can be
" easily, done should the City Council so desire.
A second: part of the .Grand Jury's i�ec ndation regarding boards
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and camussions is that the City Council "consider, as appropriate,
the creation of: additional boards and'co missions.". I don't,
believe the'City Council should "create" additional boards and.
c�ussions just for 'the sake of numbers. In those situations
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where the establishment of a new board or commission has seemed
appropriate, i.e. Senior Citizens' Commission, Measure A Task
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Force, he ty Council has so acted.
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to the flood emrgency last February is a good exarrple.
We will be pleased to develop the appropriate response to the (rand Jury
report incorporating any,,cannents_the City Council chooses to make.
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Respectfully submitted,
Thomas A. Peterson
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City Manager
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