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... Mrs. seal's feeling was that, as in the past, those names known to the Council would be selected for interview. There are 36 people to choose for membership on the four commissions, she said, and she thought a Council subcomnrrttee could better accumulate the needed information to determine which should be interviewed, thereby giving the opportunity for making wiser choices. e Councilman Bradley saw a fourth method of appointment emerging - a combination of full Council interview of finalists after review of applications and recommendation by a Council subcommittee. He suggested that all Council members review the applications, then delegate to a subcomndttee the chore of making a recommendation, rather than confusing the issue by using both methods. Mayor Anderson asked if the Council wishes to invite outside input, either through contact with individual Council members or in writing. There were no Objections. ; Councilman wiViams thought perhaps consideration should be given to Changing the ordinance in view of the number of applications received and the proba1;ili ty of having to interview as many as 50 people. He thought discussion of modifying the ordinance to base selection on application forms rather than the interview system might be in order. Councilman Murray said 'ideally everyone who applied should be interviewed by the Council, but recognizing the time element he thought interviewing all might be unrealistic. It might be better, he said, to recognize the original intent to interview applicants was in error and a more manageable selection process was needed. Mayor Anderson pointed out that after these four commissions were appointed- there probably would be only a third as many in future years. But Mr. Murray said that three vacancies on four commissions each year, plus the oth.e! fi v~ existing commissions, co~~d.result in having to interview about 50 people each year. Mrs. Shirey mentioned there would also be .... reappointments to consider. e Mayor Anderson suggested that all Council members review the applications submitted, then each nominate two or three for appointment to each comnrission. He thought this would provide a better balance as well as reflect the Council politically. The 16 names submitted, he said, could then be narrowed down to nine to be called in for interview for each of the four co~ssions. Councilman Keller asked if the existing ordinance provided that the Council "can" or "had" to interview all finalists. Mrs. Beal answered that all had to be interviewed. She added that the citizen interest form developed was ,useless, that it did not provide the kind of information needed, and that one should be developed for each separate board or committee. In response to Councilman Keller, Manager said staff could xerox all of the applications received fo:r: distribution to Council members, thereby giving opportunity for individual review. Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mr. Keller to instruct staff to draft for Council consideration an amendment modifying the human rights ordinance to provide simply for selection and appointment by the Council rather than having specific language as to the process. , Corom 1/21/76 Approve e ,Mr. Williams said that if the motion carried then he would suggest an amendment to the Council bylaws to provide that each Council member receive copies of 1/26/76 - 18 '.2LA_ , "":"J""f""