Item 4: Appointments to Boards, Commissions, and Committees

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COUNCIL OPTIONS The City Council may 1. Appoint applicants who have been nominated; 2. Appoint other applicants from the pool, or 3. Seek additional candidates for these positions. CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION The City Manager has no recommendation on this item; the appointments are made by the council. SUGGESTED MOTIONS Budget Committee At the start of the recruitment period there were two vacancies on the Budget Committee; the terms of two incumbents were to expire. However, on September 25, 2006, after the recruitment period had closed, one of the incumbents (Robert Peters) withdrew and indicated he did not wish to be considered for reappointment. The other incumbent had, in the initial tally for interviews, received enough votes to be appointed. At the meeting on September 25, the City Council directed a new recruitment be undertaken to fill that vacancy and one upcoming in January 2007, when one of the lay members of the Budget Committee (Mike Clark) assumes a seat on the City Council. The appointment process for the remaining incumbent who wished to be considered for reappointment was to proceed as scheduled. In this cycle, there is one vacancy on the Budget Committee. Five applications were received, including two current members who wished to be reappointed. From this pool, the council chose to reappoint two members in the initial round of tallies, and did not select anyone else for an interview. As noted above, one of the incumbents then withdrew from further consideration. Move to reappoint John Demboski to Position 5 on the Budget Committee for a three-year term beginning November 1, 2006, and ending on October 31, 2009. Human Rights Commission There are five vacancies on the Human Rights Commission. Nine applications were received, including all five current members who wished to be reappointed. From this pool, the council chose to reappoint all five incumbents in the initial round, and did not select anyone else to be interviewed. Move to reappoint Hugh Massengill to Position 4 on the Human Rights Commission for a three- year term beginning November 1, 2006, and ending on October 31, 2009. Move to reappoint Jeremiah Megowan to Position 10 on the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term beginning November 1, 2006, and ending on October 31, 2009. Move to reappoint Elizabeth Aydelott to Position 12 on the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term beginning November 1, 2006, and ending on October 31, 2009. Move to reappoint Neil Van Steenbergen to Position 13 on the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term beginning November 1, 2006, and ending on October 31, 2009. L:\CMO\2006 Council Agendas\M061023\S0610234.doc