Item 5: 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 26, 2007 Agenda Item Number: 5 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 Budget Committee, Planning Commission, Police Commission, and the Whilamut Natural Area Citizen Planning Committee. While the majority of appointments occurred in October, the recruitment period for the Budget Committee and Planning Commission was extended due to a relatively low number of applicants. In the time since the decision to extend the recruitment for the Budget Committee and Planning Commission was made, there was a resignation from the Police Commission and two resignations from the Whilamut Natural Area Citizen Planning Committee. BACKGROUND Each year, the council makes appointments to boards, committees and commissions. The last major recruitment and appointment process occurred in October 2006. 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. The annual recruitment for boards, committees and commissions was initiated on July 16, 2007, and concluded on September 7, 2007. The recruitment was publicized on the Internet, through press releases, council newsletter items, City offices, and at City-related meetings and events. Members of the council were provided with copies of the applications. From this, the council selected those persons who were to be considered as finalists and who were subsequently interviewed by the council. If an applicant received five or more votes to be appointed, that person was presumed to be appointed and thus the motion to appoint reflects that presumption. The recruitment period for the Budget Committee and Planning Commission was extended until Friday, October 26. A relatively low number of applications were received for both of these bodies and, at the direction of the City Council, these appointments were delayed until the appointments were made to the Human Rights Commission, the Sustainability Commission and the Toxics Board. The City Council appoints members to the Budget Committee and Planning Commission. For the Police Commission and the Whilamut Natural Area Citizen Planning Committee, the Mayor nominates and the City Council appoints. F:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M071126\S0711265.doc