City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JANUARY 30, 2023
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GLORIA SITTON, CITY CLERK AND CLERK OF COUNCIL/s/
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Request to Remove a Member from the Alexandria Gang Prevention Community Task Force.
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ISSUE: Request to remove a member on the Alexandria Gang Prevention Community Task Force.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council vacate a position on the Alexandria Gang Prevention Community Task Force for an at-large member from and representing the youth of the City of Alexandria due to lack of attendance, failure to submit an oath, and failure to respond to correspondence from staff and chair and request that the Executive Secretary for Boards and Commissions re-advertise the position as a vacancy.
BACKGROUND: Members of boards, commissions, and committees are required to attend at least 75% of the scheduled meetings of the body and to submit an oath to the City Clerk’s Office within 60 days of appointment. Failure to meet the requirement can lead to recommendations to vacate the position and readvertise it as a vacancy. The chair of the Task Force has requested removal of the member. The following member has not met the requirements: Mariam Nassef
ATTACHMENTS: None.
STAFF:
Gloria Sitton, City Clerk and Clerk of Council (Executive Secretary for Boards and Commissions)