#3 Member Residency
CommitteeIs there legislation governing residency of committee members?
ALACCouncil Policy 66A requires residency of members.
Advisory
Committee on
Appointments
Council Policy 82 requires residency of members.
Board of ReviewCharter Ordinance Chapter 2.20 requires residency of members.
Council Policy 86 indicates preference for residents, but non-residents may
be appointed.
Cable
CDAState statute 66.1335 requires residency of members.
Council Policy 86 indicates preference for residents, but non-residents may
be appointed.
Golf Advisory
Historic Council Policy 86 indicates preference for residents, but non-residents may
Commissionbe appointed.
Ice Center
Advisory
Council Policy 83 requires residency of members.
Council Policy 86 indicates preference for residents, but non-residents may
be appointed.
Leisure Advisory
LibraryState statute 43.54 allows for 2 of the 9 members to be non-residents.
Plan CommissionCharter Ordinance 2.48.020 requires residency of members.
Police & Fire
Council Policy 86 requires residency of members.
Commission
Sustainable
Janesville
Council Policy 81 requires residency of members.
Council Policy 86 indicates preference for residents, but non-residents may
be appointed.
Transportation
Council Policy 86 indicates preference for residents, but non-residents may
be appointed.
ZBA
Council Policy 86 indicates preference for residents, but non-residents may
be appointed.
Ad hoc committees
Council Policy 86 requires PFC members to be residents of Janesville. The remaining
committees governed by CP 86 indicate a preference for city residents, but non-residents
may be appointed. If the committee or the City Manager recommends to the City
Council a non-resident volunteer, information should be shared as to why that person
was selected for recommendation.
CITY OF JANESVILLE Policy No. 86
CITY COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT
Date Issued 1/25/2011
General Subject: Appointment to City Committees Effective Date 1/25/2011
Specific Subject: Ad Hoc, Board, Committee, Cancellation Date
& Commission Member Residency
Supersedes No.
PURPOSE
To establish, define, and record the Janesville City Council’s preference regarding the
residency of members of city ad hoc committees, boards, standing committees, and
commissions.
STATEMENT OF POLICY
With exception for the Police and Fire Commission and those boards, committees and
commissions governed by other legislation or policy statements concerning residency, the
Janesville City Council has a preference to appoint residents within the corporate city
limits of the City of Janesville to ad hoc committees, boards, standing committees, and
commissions; however, non-residents may be considered for appointment. If the Citizen
Advisory Committee on Appointments or the City Manager recommends to the City
Council a non-resident volunteer, information should be shared as to why that person
was selected for recommendation.
The Janesville City Council requires all members of the Police and Fire Commission to
reside within the corporate city limits of the City of Janesville.