§ 11.13. Administration.

• A. The council shall appropriate sufficient funds to support the work of the commission, including funds necessary to recruit commissioners, meet the operational needs of the commission, conduct any community outreach to solicit broad public participation in the redistricting process, pay for City staff time associated with supporting the work of the commission, hire any necessary consultants, and obtain any necessary redistricting tools or resources.

• B. The City manager, City clerk, and City attorney shall assign sufficient staff to support the commission. The City clerk or the City clerk's designee shall serve as secretary to the commission. The City attorney or the City attorney's designee shall serve as legal counsel to the commission.

• C. Subject to funds appropriated to the commission, the commission may retain consultants following the City's standard procurement processes and the council shall approve any applicable consultant agreements. The commission shall retain the sole authority for determining the selection criteria for consultants.

• D. The commission is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code) and the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code).

(Added by Measure R in the General Municipal Election on November 3, 2020)