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ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br />Action: Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees <br /> <br />Meeting Date: June 27, 2011 Agenda Item Number: 9 <br />Department: City Manager’s Office Staff Contact: Kris Bloch <br /> <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-8497 <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br />This is an action item to appoint members to the Budget Committee and Human Rights Commission. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />Each year, the council makes appointments to boards, committees and commissions. Chapter 2 of the <br />Eugene Code addresses standing committees to the City Council and the appointment process for each <br />body. For most standing committees created in the code, the council is the appointing authority. <br /> <br />The annual recruitment for boards, committees and commissions was initiated on January 17, <br />2011, and concluded on March 31, 2011. The recruitment was publicized on the Internet, <br />through press releases, council newsletter items, at City offices, and at City- and neighborhood- <br />related meetings and events. <br /> <br />Members of the council were provided with copies of the applications. From this, the council <br />selected those persons who were to be interviewed. If an applicant received five or more votes to <br />be reappointed or appointed, that person’s name was automatically placed in nomination for <br />formal appointment. <br /> <br />Due to scheduling conflicts, several candidates for the Budget Committee and Human Rights <br />Commission were unavailable for the first round of interviews. A second round of interviews was <br />held on June 16. <br /> <br />The terms for most boards, committees and commissions will begin on July 1, 2011. <br /> <br /> <br />RELATED CITY POLICIES <br />The boards, committees and commissions serve as advisory bodies to the City Council in the <br />development of various city policies. <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCIL OPTIONS <br /> <br />The City Council has the following options: <br />1. Appoint applicants who have been nominated; <br />2. Appoint other applicants from the pool, or <br />3. Seek additional candidates for these positions. <br />\\Cesrv500\cc support\CMO\2011 Council Agendas\M110627\S1106279.doc <br />