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e Mr. Lieuallen indicated that this would force the City Council to deal with the application process for appointments to commis- sions and boards and he felt it was necessary to open the appoint- ment for the members on this commission to citizens in the com- munity through receiving interest forms from them. Mr. Bradley said was the process with which he was concerned, and not personalities. Mayor Keller said that time was of the essence, and he felt it inappropriate to ask these two persons to put in time and effort serving on the eommission for a short period of time. He cautioned eouncil that it was important to have conti- nuity on this important commission. Mr. Lieuallen asked if per- haps the appointment for a longer period of time could be made until the other commissions and boards are up for reappointment. In the meantime, eouncil could review and assess the process of appointment and asked why not subject these members of the Waste- water Commission to terms as other boards and commissions are. Ms. Smith said it was her understanding that the by-laws in terms of offices of the eommission would come before the Council for final approval. Mr. Delay indicated he shared Mr. Bradley's concern for the open process and reexamination of the entire appointment process by the end of the summer. Vote was taken on the motion which failed, with Obie, Williams, Hamel, and Smith voting no; Haws, Bradley, Delay, and Lieuallen voting yes; Mayor Keller voting no to break the tie. Mr. Bradley moved, seconded by Mr. Haws, that the appointment of Ms. Hocken and Mr. Westling to the Wastewater Commission be for an interim period through October 1. Mayor Keller re- fused to accept the motion, indicating that the process for selection and terms of office would be set by the Commission. Mr. Delay moved, seconded by Mr. Bradley, to amend the above motion to provide for establishment of a subcommittee of the eouncil to review procedures of application and interviewing for appointments to committees and commissions. e e Mayor Keller indicated that those processes were in the by-laws and if eouncil so wished, it could change the by-laws. Mr. Williams indicated that the chair should bifurcate the motion; that set- ting an October date was not substantially different from a June 1 date, and he thought the motion was out of order. Mr. Long, eity Attorney's office, said this was at the chair's discretion. Ms. Smith indicated her support for separating the two motions. Mayor Keller separated the motions. Mr. Bradley asked for clarification if Mr. Delay's amendment to the motion would include selection process of all the boards and commissions, or just the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission. Mr. Delay indicated he was amending for the whole process of selection to appointments to all boards and commissions. Mr. Obie said he was against the motion, and moved for the previous question for a vote on the October 1 deadline. 2/14/77-- 35 /(1