CC 04-19-2022 Item No. 28 Teen Commission Term Cycles_Staf PresentationCupertino City Council
April 19, 2022
Teen Commission Term Cycles
CC 04-19-2022 Item No. 28
CMC 2.95 Teen Commission
●Comprised of 9 Commissioners
●Term of office for 2 years
●Terms begin on September 1st and expire on
August 31st
●5 appointments made in odd-numbered years
and 4 appointments in even-numbered years
Terms of Office 2.95.020
Staggered Terms
9 Members
Odd Years
5 Terms Expiring
Even Years
4 Terms Expiring
Off-Balance Term Cycle
●In 2011, Council appointed 5 members to 2-year terms
and chose not to include a 1-year term, resulting in 6
vacancies for the following appointment cycle
Staggered Terms (Current)
9 Members
Odd Years
6 Terms Expiring
Even Years
3 Terms Expiring
Consider Option 1
●(Retroactively) limit the term of a current
Commissioner to 1 year expiring on August 31
●Authorize staff to proceed with annual recruitment
●Set application deadline and interview dates for four
terms expiring:
1.) Application deadline: 4:30 p.m., July 29; and
2.) Interview dates: 5:30 p.m., Monday, August 8
and Tuesday, August 9
●No Teen Commission members have accepted
Consider Option 2
●Direct staff to amend the Code to set the staggered
terms at 6 appointments in odd-numbered years and
3 appointments in even-numbered years
●Authorize staff to proceed with annual recruitment
●Set application deadline and interview dates for three
terms expiring:
1.) Application deadline: 4:30 p.m., July 29; and
2.) Interview dates: 5:30 p.m., Monday, August 8
and Tuesday, August 9
Recommended Action
●Consider making corrections to the current Teen
Commission staggered term groups to return the
Commission back to the term cycle that is specified
by Cupertino Municipal Code, Chapter 2.95 Teen
Commission;
●Approve option(s) or provide direction to staff as to
other measures to ensure compliance with Cupertino
Municipal Code Chapter 2.95