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. ." Mr. Delay was pleased with Ms. Miller's satisfaction with the progress of the CIC to date, but expressed further confusion on the issue at hand. - Mr. Lieuallen felt the questions posed are, "Should the CIC monitor the relationship between positions taken by citizens and the actions taken by po 1 i cymakers? II "Secondly, can that be done and is it worthwhile?" He said another question being posed is "Are sheer numbers sufficient to validate the efforts of the CIC?" He felt the first question (monitoring relationships) was definitely not the charge of the committee--it is too philosophical, expensive, and impractical. He did not feel that numbers of citizens present at meetings was an exclusive indicator, either. Mr. Lieuallen went on to say he definitely feels citizens have the right to question the judgments made by elected officials, but embarking on a process to monitor relationships between citizen input and decisions made is another question. Mr. Delay asked whether it might be helpful to educate the public about types of information which are most helpful to decision makers. Mr. Henry pointed out that there are processes presently in existence to educate board and commission members on how to receive and use citizen input. Also, there is an effort made by the Neighborhood Liaison office to educate neighborhood group members on how to be effective before the Planning Commission and the City Council. Ms. Schue comm~nted that the revised citizen involvement program had proceeded very well, as compared with problems the council faced several months ear 1 i er. She felt that the CIC has been very effective; its e citizen-at-large and Planning Commission members are interested in the group's charge and very active. Mayor Keller asked if the committee could proceed with the direction that the council had given today, and Ms. Schue responded that she felt that they could. V. APPOINTMENT OF CONSULTANT FOR CITY MANAGER RECRUITMENT Mr. Henry stated that the council had appointed a subcommittee during their discussions at the July 31 City Council meeting at the Thunderbird. They had decided to pursue appointment of a consultant. The committee had reviewed three proposals, as did the entire council to some degree. Ms. Smith moved, seconded by Mr. Lieuallen, to .approve the subcom- mittee recommendation of appointing Ralph Andersen and Associates as consultant for the city manager recruitment. Ms. Smith stated that they had reviewed the proposals and had talked to the representatives from the various firms. Andersen and Associates are familiar with this area and they recruit nationally. This firm was unanimously recommended by the subcommittee and he could begin next Monday. e 8/6/80--9