Fresno County Municipal Code Ch. 2.68 Boards, Commissions, Committees and Councils

Except as otherwise specifically provided by this ordinance code, 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 the following:

A. Two regular meetings in a calendar year if the board, commission, committee or council has six or fewer regular meetings per calendar year; or

B. Two consecutive regular meetings or three regular meetings in a calendar year if the board, commission, committee or council has from seven to twelve regular meetings per calendar year; or

C. 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.

(Ord. 06-006, § 1 (part); Ord. 02-029, § 1 (part); Ord. 88-003, § 1; Ord. 0-83-022, § 1; Ord. 605, § 1, 1979)

The secretary to the board, commission, committee or council shall give prompt written notice to a member who will be deemed to have resigned his or her membership upon the occurrence of one additional absence. Such notice shall contain a statement advising the member of the absences and the consequences thereof together with a copy of this chapter of the ordinance code. Failure of the secretary to give notice or failure of the member to receive notice shall not alter the automatic resignation provisions of Section 2.68.010.

(Ord. 06-006, § 1 (part); Ord. 02-029, § 1 (part))

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.

(Ord. 06-019, § 1)

For purposes of this chapter, special meetings of the board of retirement of the county shall also be deemed to be regular meetings.

(Ord. No. 13-001, § 1, 3-12-2013; Ord. 02-029, § 1 (part))

For purposes of this chapter, special meetings, including adjudicatory hearings, of the civil service commission of the county shall also be deemed to be regular meetings, except that each adjudicatory hearing shall be considered one regular meeting regardless of the number of hearing days. Further, the reference in section 2.68.010(C) to "Three consecutive regular meetings" shall not apply to the civil service commission of the county.

(Ord. No. 13-001, § 1, 3-12-2013)

This chapter shall supersede any approved bylaw, rules or regulations relating to absences by members of such boards, commissions, committees or councils.

(Ord. 02-029, § 1 (part))