LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport City Council will discuss appointments to the city's planning commission and a resolution regarding signatories for city accounts.

The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.

Staff reports and the full agenda for the meeting can be found at www.cityoflakeport.com/departments/home.aspx?deptid=88.

The council will discuss appointing two members to serve four-year terms on the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee.

Also up for discussion is two seats on the Lakeport Planning Commission.

As of Oct. 3 two commission terms have expired – those of Ross Kauper and Harold Taylor, both of whom have expressed interest in continuing, according to City Clerk Janel Chapman's report to the council.

The city also has received applications for the positions from John Thompson and Judith Steele, Chapman said.

Also on the agenda is a resolution authorizing signatories to the city’s checking, payroll and investment funds accounts.

City Manager Margaret Silveira's report to the council explained that the city has, until recently, used a stamp with the mayor's second signature for check signing.

“The use of the stamp was to allow for a more efficient process in processing the accounts payable and payroll, which at times may be a very large quantity of checks,” said Silveira.

Silveira continued, “The auditor and the Lake County Grand Jury have both commented that if this stamp were to be used, it should only be used by the Mayor. This can be very difficult at times due to the time sensitivity of our payables and payroll.”

She said staff is recommending that the stamp no longer be used for check signing and additional names be added to the accounts in order to have two signatures available for processing checks.

Currently signers include the mayor, mayor pro tem, city manager, finance director and city clerk, she said. In the absence of the finance director, Silveira said city staff is recommending that the community development director and the administrative services director be added.

The council also will hold a closed session to discuss property negotiations for Green Ranch and negotiations with the Lakeport Employees Association and Lakeport Police Officers Association.

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