Newport Beach City Manager Dave Kiff offers residents a rundown of what’s coming at this week’s city council meeting, which this week is light but does include mayoral appointments.
Tag: Newport Beach City Council
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Kiff: Insider’s Guide to Newport Beach City Council Meeting
At Tuesday’s Newport Beach City Council meeting, three current members will step down (Mr. Curry, Mr. Petros, and Mr. Selich) as November election results are presented and three will take their place (Mr. Avery, Mr. Herdman, and Mr. O’Neill). Following that, the new Council will select a mayor and mayor pro tem for 2017.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Kiff: Insider’s Guide to Newport Beach City Council Meeting
Newport Beach City Manager Dave Kiff offers insights into this week’s city council meeting. This week, Council members will spend some time discussing alternative designs for improvements to Bayside Drive between West Coast Highway (near Dover) and Marine/Jamboree.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Curry: Nobody is Enforcing Newport Beach Campaign Finance Laws
Does the public have a right to know exactly who is contributing to campaigns as well as an expectation that campaign finance laws will be enforced? Newport Beach City Councilman Keith Curry argues there is a key breakdown of enforcement in his city.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Newport Beach
League of Women Voters: Newport Beach City Council Can Hike Transparency
City planning and development should not occur in a vacuum. Televising Planning Commission meetings is an easy way to engage the community plus encourage transparent and easily accessible public information.
Posted inCountywide, Newport Beach, Top Stories
Newport OKs Higher Fees for Harbor Docks
Despite mounting pressure to delay, the City Council hikes fees in the harbor. Dock owners plan boycott of the city’s holiday boat parade.
Posted inNewport Beach
Resident Challenges Pace of Updating Newport’s Charter
Jim Mosher says the city is skirting a state law designed to ensure a fair appointment process.
Posted inNewport Beach
Newport Slows Its Commissioner Appointment
The City Council still will waive city policy and appoint a
replacement for Charles Unsworth ahead of Banning Ranch review.
Posted inNewport Beach
Newport to Waive Public Notice Policy for Appointment
The move is prompted by the unexpected resignation of Planning
Commission Chairman Charles Unsworth.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
On the Agenda
The appointment of a new public guardian, a red-light camera ban
and attempts by two more cities to save their redevelopment
agencies.
