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e III. Consideration of Selection Process For Membership on City Board/Commissions-- Memo distributed. Manager reviewed memorandum distributed and noted the various methods Council now uses for appointments. He said staff would like direction from Council regarding the appointment and screening process in order that Ordinance No. 18001, Section 2013, could be updated. He said there were some committees listed in that section which needed to be deleted, and others needed to be added. Ms. Smith said she felt the total Council should be involved in selection of the Planning Commission, as it was an important committee. Mr. Delay was in favor of reducing the number of committees or commis- sions, if that were possible. Perhaps some could be consolidated or those that are not functioning could be deleted. Regarding the appointment process for Councilors on various intergovernmental agencies, he felt all Councilor representation should be arbitrated by the Mayor with the Councilors, with Mayor nominating, then Council confirming those appoint- ments. He suggested that Council decide what processes it wished to use. Then each Councilor could indicate his/her preference on that appointment for the various committees and boards. e Ms. Miller said the Council and Mayor, as a whole, provide the broadest perspective and input into the community. She said nine people would have more input and would also give the minority representation. Therefore, she felt the Council should playa fairly large role in the appointment process. That procedure more likely would result in a broader perspec- tive of community representation. Regarding Council representation on intergovernmental boards, she felt the Councilors should make appoint- ments to all those agencies and committees. Ms. Smith felt the changes that had been made in the last two years had relieved the Council of some responsibilities in regard to the time involved in the appointment process. She also felt the Mayoral appoint- ments were a very important part of the process and should not be deleted. She said the full Council involvement in screening was not completely necessary for all committees and commissions. She was comfortable with the present process, but was not opposed to suggested changes. Mr. Delay suggested the following five categories as a process for appoi ntments: 1. Mayor appointments: a. Mayor appoints. b. Mayor nominates, Council confirms. 2. Council appointments: e a. With no interview. b. With subcommittee interview and recommendation. c. With full Council interview. 3/14/79--9 157