City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: APRIL 16, 2014
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RASHAD M. YOUNG, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of a Request to Vacate a Position on the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.
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ISSUE: Request from the Chair of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee to vacate a
position on the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (Attachment).
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council declare as vacant the position for a representative
of a civic association in the City and authorize the City Clerk to advertise the vacancy.
DISCUSSION: Section2-4-7(i)(1) of the City Code requires all board and commission members
to attend at least 75 percent of the yearly meetings of the bodies on which they serve, and
authorizes City Council to vacate any position if Council determines that a member has missed a
sufficient number of meetings such that the 75 percent attendance requirement cannot be met.
The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee will meet 10 times this fiscal year. Katherine
Dixon, Chair of the Committee, has requested that Laura Lantzy be removed from the
Committee because Mrs. Lantzy has not attended any of the meetings this fiscal year (a total of
six meetings). Efforts to reach her by phone and email have not been successful. Because of
these unexcused absences, Mrs. Lantzy will be unable to meet the 75 percent attendance
requirement. Therefore, I recommend that Council vacate the position and authorize the City
Clerk to advertise the vacancy.
ATTACHMENT: March 14 E-mail from Katherine Dixon to Mildrilyn Davis
STAFF:
Rose Williams Boyd, Executive Secretary for Boards and Commissions