Item 8: Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Action: Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees Meeting Date: November 14, 2005 Agenda Item Number: 8 Department: City Manager’s Office Staff Contact: Mary Walston www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5406 ISSUE STATEMENT This is an action item to appoint members to the Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority (LRAPA), the Whilamut Natural Area Citizen Planning Committee, and the Lane Workforce Partnership. BACKGROUND Each year, the council makes appointments to boards, committees and commissions. The last major recruitment and appointment process occurred in October 2004. Chapter 2 of the Eugene Code addresses standing committees to the City Council and the appointment process for those. For most standing committees created in the code, the council is the appointing authority. For intergovernmental bodies, the mayor nominates and the City Council appoints. The annual recruitment for boards, committees and commissions was initiated on July 19, 2005, and concluded on September 9, 2005. The recruitment was publicized on the Internet, through press releases, council newsletter items, City offices, and at City-related meetings and events. Notices of the vacancies were mailed to a number of community organizations, and a list of interested parties. Members of the council were provided with copies of the applications. Appointments for the Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority (LRAPA) and the Whilamut Natural Area Citizen Planning Committee were not included in the October 24, 2005, appointment processes because a delay was requested due to the Mayor’s travel schedule. In mid-October, a request from the Lane Workforce Partnership was received to make an appointment to that board. For this body, a recommendation is made by the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce, the Mayor then nominates from that recommendation and the City Council appoints. The Mayor has made the following nominations: LRAPA: David Monk Whilamut Natural Area Citizen Planning Committee: Stephen Cooper, Ed Freddette, Elliot McIntire, Greg Ringer, David Sonnichsen, and Matthew Svoboda Lane Workforce Partnership: Bobby Lee RELATED CITY POLICIES The boards, committees and commissions serve as advisory bodies to the City and to the development of various city policies. L:\CMO\2005 Council Agendas\M051114\S0511148.doc