This Week in Your Government

Tuesday, May 31 – Friday, June 3, 2011

Okay, I admit it.  This post is a day late, because I took a vacation.  Roadtrip to Rogue River region of Oregon.  Gorgeous!  Now, back to work …

Pomp and Circumstance

This week kicks off the 2011 graduation ceremonies of the Davis Joint Unified School District.  First up, the Adult Education graduation this Wednesday at 6:00 pm at the Veterans Memorial Center.  Next week’s festivities include Martin Luther King, Jr. High School graduation on Wednesday, June 8 at 6:30 pm at the Brunelle Performing Arts Center; the Davis School for Independent Study graduation at 4:30 pm on Thursday, June 9 also at the Brunelle, Da Vinci Academy graduation at 7:00 pm on Thursday, June 9 at Freeborn Hall on the UC Davis campus; and Davis High School graduation at 7:30 pm on Friday, June 10 taking place at the Ron and Mary Brown stadium on the Davis High School campus.  Thursday, June 9 is the last day of school for DJUSD students.

Huynh Memorial Awards Presented Tonight

City Council presents the 2011 Thong Hy Huynh Memorial Awards at the beginning of tonight’s meeting.  The deserving recipients are:

• Humanitarian: Lea Rosenberg
• Young Humanitarian: Desiré Campusano
• Lifetime Achievement: Jack Forbes (awarded posthumously)
• Civil Rights Advocacy: Amagda Pérez
• Community Education and Awareness: Davis High School Race & Social Justice Class
• Excellence in Community Involvement: Davis Bridge Educational Foundation
• Peace Officer of the Year: John Neves and Pete Faeth

Your City Needs YOU!

By serving on a city commission, you can participate in local government and help plan the future of Davis.  Commissions serve as a conduit for citizen input – a way of gathering, analyzing and recommending options to the City Council.  Commissions provide an important avenue for determining the community’s feelings about various issues and extending the reach of the democratic process.

The City of Davis is looking for volunteers to serve as members of the following commissions:

• Bicycle Advisory (1 regular vacancy)
• Business & Economic Development (1 regular vacancy)
• Civic Arts (1 regular and 1 alternate vacancy)
• Human Relations (1 alternate vacancy)
• Natural Resources (1 regular vacancy)
• Personnel Board (1 regular vacancy)
• Recreation & Park (1 alternate vacancy)
• Safety & Parking Advisory (1 regular and 1 alternate vacancy)
• Social Services (1 regular vacancy)
• Senior Citizens (1 alternate vacancy)
• Telecommunications (1 alternate vacancy)
• Tree (2 regular vacancies)

If you are interested in serving on a commission and are a resident of Davis, visit the city’s website here.  Remember the Davis Voice mantra: Show Up or Stop Whining!

The following are your opportunities to participate in the public process this week.  Click on links for full agendas and locations.

Tuesday, 31 May 2011

6:30 pm – Davis City Council – ceremonial presentations; public hearing: 2011/12 proposed changes to fees and charges; budget workshop: overview of 2011/12 proposed budget, budget balancing framework, departmental review-proposed budget recommendations and service level impacts, funding recommendations related to the City’s Capital Improvement and Redevelopment Agency budgets

Wednesday, 1 June 2011

6:30 pm – COUNTY – Redistricting Advisory Committee – Winters Community Center201 Railroad Avenue, Winters

Thursday, 2 June 2011

5:00 pm – CITY – Safety and Parking Advisory Commission

7:00 pm – Davis Joint Unified School District Board of Education – Davis Senior High School sports teams recognition; recognition of Bill Williams, CA Association of Directors of Activities Award recipient; recognition of Certificated and Classified Retirees; presentation of annual funding from Davis Schools Arts Foundation; 2011-2012 Local Educational Agency Plan; discussion of low enrolled secondary courses and criterion to run low enrolled courses; budget update; approval of job title change from principal of small magnet high school to DaVinci Charter Academy principal and approval of revised salary placement