10. Waive attendance Library Commissioner Janet RiddellOFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
CUPERTINO
CITY HALL
10300 TORF2E AVENUE • CUPERTWO, CA 95014-3255
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SUMMARY
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SUBJECT AND ISSUE
Meeting Date: Sept. 2, 2008
Consider a request from Library Cammission Chair Ron Miller to waive the attendance
requirement for Library Commissioner Janet R.iddell until the end of her term in January 2009.
BACKGROUND
Janet Riddell is currently serving her second consecutive term on the Cupertino Library
Com.mission. Her term will end on January 30, 2009.
It is likely that she will not be ahle to attend the 5 remaining meetings in her term because of
fannily medical issues, and the Library Commission chairman requests that the attendance
requirement be waived so that she will not be forced to resign from the commission.
City Council Resolution No. 07-129 states that "A member shall be considered removed fram an
advisory body ... [if the member misses] more than 25% of the advisory body's meetings in a
calendar year. It also states that "A member who has been removed from an advisory body for
inadequate attendance may require a waiver of this provision by submitting a letter to the City
Council setting forth the reason for the absences and confirming future availability."
The city's attendance requirements are rigid in order to irasure a quorum of inembezs at the
meetings. However, staff liaison Carol Atwood indicates that Mrs. Riddell's absence would be
fairly limited, and therefore uz~likely to jeopardize any actions of the Library Cornmission since
the remainder of the commission members are regularly in attendance.
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September 2, 2008
RECOMMENDATION
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Waive the attendance requirement for Janet Riddell through the reminder of her term on the
Library Commission.
Submitted by:
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Kimberly Smith
City Clerk
Approved for submission:
David W. Knapp
City Manager
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