COMMISSION FACTS:
Commission members shall not hold public office as an elected official at the time of their appointment or at any other time during their term.
Members of each city commission shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council.
The term of a commission office shall expire on June 30 of the designated expiration year.
The City Council, in making appointments and reappointments to all commission offices, shall observe, whenever possible, the principle of staggered terms so as to provide for continuity in membership for each such commission.
Commission members may be entitled to receive a stipend for each meeting attended, or as defined in Municipal Code Section § 32.10.
An absence due to illness or an unavoidable absence from the city shall be deemed an excused absence; provided, that notice thereof is given to the secretary of the commission by the member, on or before the day of any regular meeting of the commission.
Any member of any commission who is absent from a regular meeting of the commission shall not be entitled to receive a stipend for that missed meeting, regardless of excused or not excused absence.
Any member of any commission who is absent, without cause, from three successive regular meetings of the commission, shall be deemed, automatically, to have vacated his office.
Commission members shall be qualified residents of the city at the time of their appointment and at all other times during their term.
Planning Commission
Municipal Code Sections § 32.01 – 32.68
The Planning Commission of this City consists of a total of five members. Each member of the Planning Commission serves a two-year term. Commission members are appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council. City Planning Commissioners perform the duties required by applicable state law, and such other duties as may be ordered by the City Council.
Qualifications: Appointees to the City of Baldwin Park Commissions shall be residents of the City of Baldwin Park at the time of appointment and at all times during their term in office. Commission members will receive a stipend of $50 per meeting for attendance. Members will not receive a stipend to missed meetings.
Commission members shall not hold public office as an elected official at the time of their appointment or at any other time during their term. Each member of the commission shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council.
Meetings on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the Month
at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber
14403 E. Pacific Avenue , Baldwin Park , CA
City Liaison: Nick Baldwin, City Planner, (626) 813-5261, Ext. 475
Recreation & Community Services Commission
Municipal Code Sections §32.01 – 32.38
The Recreation and Community Services Commission of the city consists of seven members, five of who are designated and appointed to Commission Office Nos. 1 through 5 and serve a two-year term respectively.
Three members are Student Commission Representatives, serve one-year term and are designated to Commission Office Nos. 6, 7, and 8 respectively, and shall 1) be over the age of 16 years, and less than 19 years of age during their terms of office; 2) one member shall be a student at Baldwin Park High School, the other member shall be a student at Sierra Vista High School, and one member shall be a student at North Park High School at the time of their respective appointments; and 3) No person shall be appointed to Office Nos. 6, 7 or 8 unless the principal of his/her high school has certified his/her eligibility for the appointment. Certification shall only be made after an appropriate selection process has been observed, involving as a part thereof, the wishes of the student body of each high school as to appropriate candidates.
Qualifications: Appointees to the Recreation and Community Services Commission must be residents of the City of Baldwin Park at the time of their appointment and at all times during their term in office. Commission members will receive a stipend of $50 per meeting for attendance. Members will not receive a stipend to missed meetings.
Commission members shall not hold public office as an elected official at the time of their appointment or at any other time during their term. Each member of the Commission shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council.
Meetings on the 1st Monday of the Month
at 5:10 p.m. in the Council Chambers
14403 E. Pacific Avenue , Baldwin Park , CA
City Liaison – Manuel Carrillo Jr., Recreation & Community Services Director - (626) 813-5245, Ext. 314
Personnel Commission
Municipal Code Sections § 32.01 – 32.54
The Personnel Commission of the city shall consists of five members. The term of office for members of the Personnel Commission is for a period of two-years. Commission members are appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council. The Personnel Commission performs the following duties: a) hear disciplinary actions as set forth in the city's personnel rules; and b) such other duties as the Council shall, from time to time, require.
Appointees to the Personnel Commission shall be residents of the City of Baldwin Park at the time of appointment and at all times during their term in office. Commission members will receive a stipend of $50 per meeting for attendance. Members will not receive a stipend to missed meetings.
Additionally, Commission members shall not hold public office as an elected official at the time of their appointment or at any other time during their term. Each member of a Personnel Commission serves at the pleasure of the City Council.
Meetings on an as needed basis at a location to be determined.
City Liaison – Laura J. Thomas, Human Resources Manager, (626) 960-4011, Ext. 355
Housing Commission
Municipal Code Sections §32.01 – 32.24 The Housing
Commission of the city consists of seven members who are appointed and designated to Commission Office Nos. 1 through 7 respectively. Commissioners Nos. 6 and 7 shall be persons who are tenants of the authority. Commissioner appointed to Office No. 7 shall be over 62 years of age if the authority has tenants of such age. Tenant Commissioners shall have all the powers, duties, and privileges as any other Commissioner. Commission members of Office Nos. 1-5 are appointed to a four-year term. Commission members of Office Nos. 6 and 7 are appointed to a two-year term.
Appointees to the Housing Commission must be residents of the City of Baldwin Park at the time of appointment and at all times during their term in office. Commission members will receive a stipend of $50 per meeting for attendance. Members will not receive a stipend to missed meetings.
Commission members shall not hold public office as an elected official at the time of their appointment or at any other time during their term. Each member serves at the pleasure of the City Council.
Meetings on the 1st Thursday of the Month
at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber
14403 E. Pacific Avenue City Liaison – Housing Manager – (626) 960-4011, Ext. 496