LIBRARY COMMISSION Meets 2nd Wednesday Hugh Smith, Chairperson
Library Commissioners serve a fouryear term. The Library Commission is comprised of five-members and serves as an advisory and liaison body to the Gilroy City Council, the city staff and Community Librarian on matters concerning the Gilroy Library.
OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION Meets Quarterly Walter Glines, Chairperson
The Open Government Commission is formed of five-members of the public, serving to advise the City Council and provide information to City Departments on ways in which to implement the Gilroy Open Government Ordinance. The commission’ s goal is to give the citizens of Gilroy greater access to information and to allow for more public participation in City governmental decisions. This ordinance gives Gilroy’ s citizens more access to governmental processes and public information in a timelier manner.
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Meets 3rd Tuesday Julie Garcia, Chairperson
Parks and Recreation Commissioners serve a four-year term. A seven-member body which is responsible for advising the Recreation Department, Planning Commission and the City Council on all matters pertaining to public parks, urban forestry, recreation in the advancement of park and recreation planning and programming. This Commission sits as a review body during public hearing processes for parks and recreation master planning, and related park planning projects. The Parks and Recreation Commission is responsible for the review of all City Street Tree applications that do not meet the criteria for consideration by the Operations Division Manager. They are also a reviewing body to facilitate the public hearing process for Parks and Recreation Master Plan( s) and related park planning projects, and to act as a recommending body to the City Council.
PERSONNEL COMMISSION Meets 2nd Monday Barbara DeLorenzo, Chairperson
The Personnel Commission is a fivemember body which advises and reviews job descriptions and classification recommendations for city positions. Personnel Commissioners serve a four-year term. Further, this Commission serves as a neutral body to hear appeals of disciplinary matters regarding full-time city employees. Periodically, the Personnel Commission will conduct a comprehensive review of the city’ s Human Resources Rules and Regulations in accordance with the City Charter.
PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED APPEAL BOARD Meets 2nd Tuesday Susan Rodriquez, Chairperson
Members of the Physically Challenged Board of Appeals serve a four-year term. The board meets to conduct hearings regarding action taken by the Building Life and Environmental Safety Division in enforcement of providing Public Accommodations for the Physically Challenged. In addition, this five-member board meets quarterly to discuss items of interest to the physically challenged.
PLANNING COMMISSION Meets 1st Thursday Sue Rodriquez, Chairperson
The Planning Commission is a sevenmember body which acts as an advisory body to the City Council in the review of planning applications for land use entitlements including subdivisions, planned unit developments, zone changes, conditional use permits and variances from the City’ s development standards, comprehensive planning studies and the zoning code. Planning Commissioners serve four-year terms.
PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE Meets 4th Wednesday Bruce Morasca, Chairperson
The Public Art Committee( P. A. C.) is comprised of seven-members and works in an advisory capacity to the Arts and Culture Commission. Members are chosen for their demonstrated background in art education or expertise in the visual arts, public art, art management, architecture and related design professions, art history, art criticism, or arts advocacy. Members serve four-year terms and are responsible for developing the Public Art Plan, ensuring the quality of artwork created under the plan, and developing budgets and scope of projects. The P. A. C. further helps to create an enhanced visual environment by encouraging creative collaboration, promoting tourism and economic vitality with public art viewed by the community.
STREET NAMING COMMITTEE Meets As Needed Perry Woodward, Chairperson
This Committee makes recommendations to the City Council on street names for new City General Planned Collectors, Arterials, and Expressways as well as proposed changes to existing street names.
YOUTH COMMISSION Meets 2nd Monday Pryanka Sabharwal, Chairperson
The Gilroy Youth Commission is an 11- member board, ages 13-19, who serve as a youth advisory group to the City Council, making recommendations on issues affecting local youth. The commission has extensive involvement with the planning, organization and implementation of programs and events in the community.
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