Advisory Body - Administrative Review Board Member

Overview

THIS IS A VOLUNTEER POSITION ON A CITY ADVISORY BODY

Annual recruitment is open through Sunday, March 29, 2026. Interviews will be scheduled following close of recruitment. On June 16, 2026, City Council will make final appointments during their Regular Meeting and terms will begin July 1, 2026. Applicants that meet minimum qualifications will remain on file for one year and will be considered if unscheduled vacancies occur.

There is currently one position available, with an incumbent eligible for reappointment.
Board Members must apply for each term served.

Meetings are held at least once annually to elect its officers and consider changes to policies or procedures that should be recommended to the City Council. Other meetings shall be held as-needed and appeal hearings will be noticed and held in accordance with SLOMC section 1.24.110. Meetings shall be held in the Council Hearing Room, City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo or at a location otherwise noticed.

For more information:
Please refer to the City’s advisory bodies agendas and minutes for the Administrative Review Board.

Knowledge of: Fact-finding and decision-making processes, procedures for conducting impartial hearings in accordance with rules and regulations, and information gathering techniques.

Ability to:

Post-secondary degree, certificate or credential, or equivalent professional experience, in a field that requires knowledge of the conduct of formal administrative hearings and additional knowledge and abilities as set forth above. Public or business administration, personnel, construction management, public safety, public education, law or pre-law, constitutional rights are strongly preferred, but not required.

Have conducted, or extensively participated or represented a party in, administrative or other hearings involving student, employee or licensee discipline; public benefits; rate setting; rule making; code enforcement or similar matters requiring fact finding followed by recommendations or decisions; or
Have conducted, or extensively participated or represented a party in, arbitrations, administrative law or quasi- judicial proceedings or trials; or
Have extensive comparable work experience.

• Critical thinking
• Decision making
• High level reading and writing ability
• Reputation for ethical behavior
• Impartiality

The City anticipates that ARB hearings will be conducted on an as-needed basis, but Applicant must be able to clear times in their schedule for at least two hearings per month, should the need arise (a set of two hearings are usually needed for any one appeal since the ARB must meet for the hearing and then meet again to review and adopt a resolution or an otherwise written decision).

Members of the ARB must be residents and registered voters of the City, and qualified by experience, training or education in the conduct of administrative hearings. Be willing to file a public Statement of Economic Interests as required by the Fair Political Practices Commission.