Burbank Municipal Code Div. 1 General Provisions

A. Boards and Commissions: Except as may be otherwise provided, the term of office of all board and commission members shall be four (4) years and such terms shall commence on August 1. The terms shall be staggered by appointment or by lot, when feasible. Members shall serve at the discretion of the City Council. Board and commission members whose terms of office have expired shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. A committee, if any, that has four (4) year membership term shall be governed by this section.

B. Committees: Except as may be otherwise provided in this Article, the term of office of all Council appointed committee members shall be two (2) years and all such terms shall commence on August 1. The terms shall be staggered by appointment or by lot so that as near as possible one-half (1/2) shall expire each year. Members shall serve at the discretion of the City Council. Committee members whose terms of office have expired shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.

C. Term Limits: Commencing August 1, 2025, no person may serve more than three (3) consecutive full terms on a single board, commission, or committee. This term limit does not apply to Council appointments due to vacancy that will result in a partial term. This term limit also shall not apply to Council-appointed representatives that serve on external agencies including but not limited to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, Burbank Housing Corporation Board of Directors, Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District, Metropolitan Water District, and Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and Advisory Committee. [Formerly numbered Section 2-43; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; amended by Ord. No. 25-4,032, eff. 9/26/25; 16-3,874, 3472, 2402.]

Successors to fill expired terms of office on boards, commissions, and committees shall be appointed within ninety (90) days after the terms have expired. [Formerly numbered Section 2-44. Amended by Ord. No. 16-3,874, eff. 3/11/16; 3472, 3058.]

A. Absences (Defined Terms):

1. Member: For the purposes of this section, “Member” shall mean any appointed or elected member to a Board, Commission, or Committee who has voting authority for that Board, Commission, or Committee.

2. Absence: For the purposes of this section, “absence” shall mean the failure of a member of a board, commission, or committee to be present during at least two-thirds (2/3) of the entire meeting.

3. 12-Month Period: For the purposes of this section, “12-month period” shall mean the period from August 1 to July 31.

B. Two (2) Absences: City staff assigned to assist any board, commission, or committee shall notify any member who fails to attend two (2) regularly scheduled meetings. A copy of such notice shall be provided to the chair and the City Clerk.

C. Three (3) Absences: In the event a member of a board, commission, or committee is absent for three (3) regularly scheduled meetings of the board, commission, or committee to which they have been appointed during the 12-month period, the attendance record of such member shall be reviewed by the board, commission, or committee to which the member was appointed.

1. The board, commission, or committee shall consider the reasons for the absences, review them with the member, and make a recommendation whether the absences should be excused or unexcused by the City Council. The report and recommendation shall be transmitted to the City Clerk who shall agendize the matter for City Council consideration. The City Council shall take appropriate action including, but not limited to, excusing the absences, removing the member, or such other action as the Council deems appropriate.

2. Should the Council excuse the member’s accrued absences, and the member misses an additional meeting within the following 12-month absence reporting period, the City Clerk may proceed with the member’s automatic removal by City staff.

D. Additional Reasons for Removal: A member of a board, commission, or committee may be removed due to violation of the policies outlined in the “City Council Expectations of Board, Commission, and Committee Members” document or failure to attend training sessions mandated by the City.

E. Vacancies: Vacancies on boards, commissions, or committees occurring during the term of office shall be filled within ninety (90) days from the date the vacancy occurs. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term.

F. Vacancies Due to Military Leave: The Council shall have the discretion to appoint a replacement board, committee or commission member for that period of time during which a vacancy on a board, commission or committee shall occur due to a leave of absence caused by the military service of a member. The replacement appointee shall serve only until such time as the absent board member returns from military leave and only for the remaining term of the absent board member at the time of appointment. The Council shall have the discretion to fill any vacancy on any non-charter board, committee or commission by appointing any person who because of military service cannot immediately serve on the board, committee or commission. [Formerly numbered Section 2-45. Amended by Ord. No. 25-4,032, eff. 9/26/25; 3674, 3472, 3058.]

Board, commission and committee members shall be appointed by a three-fifths (3/5) vote of all the Council members. If the Council does not fill a board, commission or committee vacancy within the time prescribed in Sections 2-1-402 and 2-1-403 of this division, the Mayor shall make the appointment. [Formerly numbered Section 2-46; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; amended by Ord. No. 3472, eff. 10/18.97.]

All board, commission and committee members shall serve without compensation. [Formerly numbered Section 2-47; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; amended by Ord. No. 3472, eff. 10/18/97.]

No person shall serve at the same time on more than one board, commission or committee described in Articles 4 and 5 of this chapter, unless as otherwise provided in the Charter or in this code. Persons appointed to serve unexpired terms must complete the term before applying to serve on another board, commission, or committee. [Formerly numbered Section 2-48; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; amended by Ord. No. 25-4,032, eff. 9/26/25; 3472.]

Except as may be otherwise provided in this Code or by Council resolution, no person shall be eligible to be a member of any board, commission, or committee unless they reside within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Burbank. This includes all appointments to outside agency boards, including but not limited to, The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority. [Formerly numbered Section 2- 50; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; amended by Ord. No. 25-4,032, eff. 9/26/25; 16-3,874, 3472.]

The members of each board, commission and committee shall annually elect a chair and vice chair at their first meeting in August following the appointment of successors to fill expired terms of office. A secretary shall also be elected except as otherwise provided in Division 2 of this article. If a board, commission or committee is not scheduled to meet in August, a special meeting shall be called to elect a chair, vice chair, and, if necessary, a secretary. Officers so elected shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing board, commission or committee. [Formerly numbered Section 2-50.1; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; amended by Ord. No. 16-3,874, eff. 3/11/16; 3472, 2178.]