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RESOLUTION ?008-77 RESOLUTION OF THE EL CERRITO CITY COUNCIL CONFIRMING THE GUIDELINES AND POLICY FORNOMINATION AND SELECTION OF WALL OF FAME INDUCTEES, ESTABLISHING A PROCESS FOR NOMINATION AND SELECTION OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE WALL OF FAME AND ESTABLISFING AN ANNUAL WALL OF FAME EVENT WHEREAS, at its meeting of September I5, 2008 the City Council appointed Councihnembers Letitia Moore and Jan Bridges to an El Cerrito Wall of Fame City Council Subcommittee; and WHEREAS. on September 19, 2008 the Wall of Fame Ciry Council Subcommittee met and prepared recommendations for Council consideration regarding the process for nomination and selection of appointments to the Wall of Fame; an Annual Wall of Fame Event; Guidelines for Nomination a~ ld Selection of Inductees to the Wall of Fame: and consideration of Miriam Wilkins: and WHEREAS, the City Council considered and discussed the Wall of Fame Subcommittee recommendation at its meetine of October 20. ? 008: and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the Wall of Fame Subcommittee's recommendations by unanimous vote with the provision that future Wall of Fame Subconmiittees be appointed by the Mayor on an ad-hoc basis. NOW THEREFORE, BEIT RESOLVED by the City Council ofthe City of El Cerrito that ithereby establishes the following components of the Wall of Fame Program: Section 1: PROCESS FOR NOMINATION AND SELECTION OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE WALL OF FAME A. Future Wall of Fame City Council Subcommittees (Wall of Fame Subcommittee) shall consist of two members of the City Council who will be appointed on an ad-hoc basis by the Mayor for the purpose of reviewing nomination(s) for the Wall of Fame and will make recommendations regarding appoinhnent to the City Council B. An annual application deadline ofMarch 15'~ is established for nominations to the Wall ofFame C. Each year, once the application deadline passes, the City Clerk will provide copies of all nomination packages, if any. received that year by the application deadline to the Wall of Fame Subcommittee. D. The City Clerk will determine when an application is complete. Only complete applications will be passed on to the Wall of Fame Subcommittee for review. E. Each year, and ad-hoc Wall of Fame Subcommittee shall review the nominations, if any, and provide a written recommendation concerning each nomination to the City Council for consideration on or before Mav ] 5'h. F. All persons identified in the nomination papers shall be notified prior to the City Council Meeting of the Subcommittee recommendation(s) and the date and time of the City Council Meeting to consider the recommendation(s). G. Each year in July, at the City Council meetins scheduled on the third Monday in July, the City Council shall consider the recommendation(s), if any, of the Wall of Fame Subcommittee and induct nominee(s). if any, to the Wall of Fame. ---PAGE BREAK--- Section 2: ANNUAL WALL OP FAME EVENT A. Each year the City Newsletter will feature an article showcasing the El Cerrito Wall of Fame which will highlight one of the people inducted into the EI Cerrito Wall of Fame and provide a complete list of all persons on the Wall of Fame (living and deceased) and briefly describe why each was inducted into the Wall of Fame. and announce any new inductee(s) to the Wall of Fame who were appointed at the July City Council Meeting and provide a brief description of that persons achievements and contributions. B. New inductees to the Wall of Fame shall be invited to and recognized at the Annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner. Section 3: GUIDELINES/POLICY FORNOMIN?ATION AND SELECTION OF INDUCTEES TO WALL OF FAME the purpose and policy for nomination and selection of inductees shall remain as follows: A. PURPOSE: To reaffirm the City Council's commitment to recognizing citizens of El Cerrito for outstanding community contributions by portrayal on the `'Wall of Fame'' and to advise employees and the public of the guidelines for Council selection. J B. POLICY: It is the policy of the City of El Cerrito to recognize citizens ofEl Cerrito who have made substantial contributions to the community over a long period of time through their work on special projects. The persons selected by the City Council shall have their photograph, preferably in the setting of the activity for which they are being recognized, placed on the Wall of Fame located at City Hall. The guidelines for selection are: The Honoree must be a resident of the City oC EI Cerrito. 2. The work for which an individual is recognized must be an ongoing activity in El Cerrito for at least ten (10) consecutive years, but may be an annual event. The event or activity must be available to potentially benefit all EI Cerrito residents. 4. The event or activity must be non-profit in nature. City board, commission or committee service is not in itself grounds for selection. Members may, however, qualify for this award if they have been active in an ongoing activity for the benefit of El Cerrito in addition to servin¢ on a board, commission or committee. 6. Recipients of this honor should have been recognized for their efforts by a citizen group or an organization in EI Cerrito, West County, regionally, state~n~ de or nationally. I ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- 1 CITY OF EL CERRITO WALL OF FAME NOMINATION Name and Address of Nominee: Date: Note: The nominee must be a resident of the City of El Cerrito. Describe the activities for which recognition is sought. Indicate whether each activity is non-profit if it is not inherently obvious. How long has the nominee been actively engaged in carrying out this activity(s)? How does the activity(s) benefit or potentially benefit residents of El Cerrito? Please list the names and addresses of any groups or organizations that recognized the person’s activities on behalf of the community. Please state how recognition was given and when. Submitted by: Signature Name of individual or organization: Address: Phone number: