Barstow Municipal Code Ch. 2.26 Resident Oversight Commission

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 963-2019 § 1, adopted Nov. 18, 2019, amended Ch. 2.26 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former Ch. 2.26, §§ 2.26.010—2.26.070, pertained to the same subject matter, and derived from Ord. No. 960-2019, § 1, adopted Feb. 4, 2019.

A resident oversight commission of five members is established. No member of the resident oversight commission shall hold any other office with the city. All members of the commission must be residents of the City of Barstow.

(Ord. No. 963-2019, § 1, 11-18-2019)

Commission members shall be appointed and/or reappointed for one or more two-year terms, commencing on January 1 st and ending on December 31st. For the initial appointment beginning in 2019, three members of the commission, representing Districts 3, 4, and the at-large position, shall serve an initial two-year term, and two members, representing Districts 1 and 2, shall serve an initial one-year term (partial term), in order to stagger the terms so that the terms of no more than three members of the commission shall expire in the same year. Members serving an initial one-year partial term may be reappointed to a subsequent full term of two years.

(Ord. No. 963-2019, § 1, 11-18-2019)

The city council may elect to cause public notice of commission position vacancies and receive applications from interested residents on a city-wide basis. Alternatively, the mayor may request nominations of applicants from each councilmember for an eligible appointee residing in their district, with the mayor nominating one eligible appointee residing anywhere in the city. Upon receipt of each nomination, a majority vote of the city council will confirm the appointment. In the event that the city receives no applicant from one or more electoral districts, the council may appoint that commissioner without regard to the district in which they reside.

In the event of an unscheduled vacancy, the council may seek applicants to fill the vacancy with an eligible appointee who resides in the same district as the vacated member, or, if no eligible appointee applies, the council may fill the vacancy, without regard to the district in which the appointee resides.

(Ord. No. 963-2019, § 1, 11-18-2019)

Any member of the resident oversight commission may be removed by the majority of the city council at the will and pleasure of the council.

(Ord. No. 963-2019, § 1, 11-18-2019)

The powers and duties of the resident oversight commission shall be:

(a) Review, on a quarterly basis, the city's expenditure of revenues received from the one percent transaction and use tax;

(b) Prepare a report at the close of each fiscal year of the total revenues received from the one percent transaction and use tax and the expenditure amounts categorized by each city department, including the Barstow Fire Protection District ("annual report");

(c) Present the annual report to the city council as part of the annual budget process.

(Ord. No. 963-2019, § 1, 11-18-2019)

The resident oversight commission may discharge its responsibilities in the manner and means selected by it, except as follows:

(a) It shall not direct the expenditure of revenues for any purpose;

(b) Unless expressly authorized to do so by the city council, it shall not commit the officers, employees or staff of the city in any manner or to any course of action; however, staff may assist the commission by providing information required to prepare the annual report.

(Ord. No. 963-2019, § 1, 11-18-2019)

The resident oversight commission shall hold one regular meeting each quarter. The chair may call for a special meeting if needed with concurrence of the commission.

(Ord. No. 963-2019, § 1, 11-18-2019)