CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council this week is set to consider the hiring of the city’s new police chief as well as support for the creation of a countywide tourism improvement district.
The council will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 12, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
One of the evening’s main items of business is the hiring of the city’s new police chief, Andrew White.
White, 33, is a 16-year law enforcement veteran currently serving as commander at the Suisun City Police Department.
He was selected following a lengthy process that began earlier this year, as Lake County News has reported.
City Manager Greg Folsom is asking the council to authorize him to appoint White and execute an employment contract that includes an initial three-year term, with pay at $130,000 annually.
In other business on Thursday, the council will consider a resolution granting consent to the county of Lake to operate a tourism improvement district within the city limits.
The Lake County Tourism Improvement District is a benefit assessment district meant to help fund marketing and sales promotion efforts for the county, according to Folsom’s report.
The district is expected to generate $340,000 annually through a 3-percent pass-through assessment, according to city and county documents.
If the cities both approve the district’s formation, a series of additional steps are required, including public meetings.
On Thursday, the council also will receive a presentation on the Middletown Art Center’s Resilience Project.
Items on the consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are warrant registers; minutes of the meetings on June 28 and July 3; consideration of continuing the declaration of local emergency issued on Oct. 9, 2017, and ratified by council action on Oct. 12, 2017; and consideration of the second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 206-2018 amending the purchasing ordinance (Ordinance No. 121-2006) to include the Interlocoal Purchasing System in Section 3-4.5(a)8.
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Clearlake City Council to consider police chief hire, tourism improvement district
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