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City of Half Moon Bay
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Click on the image to download a copy of the original 1998 resolution.
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The Half Moon Bay City Council violated its own procedures when it appointed two at-large members on Tuesday, February 22, without public interviews. This departure from past practice was questioned by council members Gorn and Grady at the time, but they were overruled.
According to a resolution passed by the city council in 1998, and signed by then-mayor Naomi Patridge, “Nominations shall be accepted only of applications who have been interviewed by the city council prior to such nomination.” [PDF of procedure] The five “councilmember-designee” positions do not require interviews. The resolution was discovered by city council staff after the meeting.
This puts the city council in an embarrassing situation that they will have to rectify at their next meeting, probably by rewriting the policy after the fact.
When you click on the image to downlad a copy of the original 1998 resolution the bottom of the second page appears to be missing or obscured. I think it might refer to the term of the Commissioner who is replacing an existing Commissioner which is very relevant in light of the entirenewly appointed Commission taking over existing terms. They should not change from what was already in place and become concurrent with the newly elected City Council terms. lani ream