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~a~ The counci 1 may create council standing or ad hoc committees to advise the counci 1 on the creation of policy and develop recommendations for council d i rect i an or action; and, ~b~ The city manager or designee may create departmental advisory ad hoc committees to make recommendations to city staff and departments concerning the implementation of city pot i cy. At the time an ad hoc comrni ttee i s created, the council i n the case of a cormni ttee established by the counci 1, or city manager or designee i n the case of a department committee, shall specify the charge or task be accomplished by a specific date, and the committee wi 1 l cease to exist upon completion of the assigned task and submission of its final report. ~3} The mayor shat 1 nominate, and the council shall appai nt the members of any committee established by the council unl ess a di fferent procedure i s specified at the, time the committee i s established. The city manager ar des gnee shall appoint the members of department adv~ svey ad hoc comrni ttees, unl ess a di fferent procedure i s specified at the time the committee i s established. The number of members of each cammi ttee will be as established at the time i t i s created, ~4~ As the need arises to fill any vacancy, or from time to time as the council directs, the city shall conduct a wel l planned publicity campaign making use of media, community centers, nei ghborhoad associations, and other civic interest groups to create an awareness among the public of the oppartun i t i es for citizen participation i n l oval government . All releases shat 1 be designed so as to make known the number and nature of board, commission and committee vacancies, any existing criteria for selection, the timing and methods of appointments and selection procedures, and an explanatory statement regarding the limitations on opportunities to serve. ~5~ At such times as may be appropriate throughout the year, the city manager shat 1 cause to be distributed and cal 1 ected, citizen interest forms on which interested citizens may indicate their interest in participating in 1 oval government areas of special interest to them. The forms shall be prepared by the city manager and approved by the council , and shall be so designed as to be appl i cabl a to both existing positions and such new positions as may be created from time to time, including positions on ad hoc co~i ttees, and shall conta i n space for such information as the app] i cants's apprapri ate ci vi c and neighborhood experience, applicable ski 11 s, appointments of particular interest to them, and the times ~s} which they wi 1 l be avai 1 abl a to serve. In addition, the forms shat 1 contai n a space for the applicant's consent to the sharing of the completed form with other interested units of local government. ~6} All appointments to the boards, commissions and committees of the city shall be made as indicated in subsections ~1~ and ~Z} above, or as designated by the ordinance or state 1 aw creating the board, commi ssi an or cammi ttee. In nominating or making appointments, the counci 1, mayor, or city manager or designee shat 1 take into consideration i of ormat i an provided by the citizen interest form, and shall nominate or appoint only those persons who at the time of appointment, reside within the city's urban growth boundary. l f during their term a member ceases to reside within the city's urban growth boundary, the position shat 1 be vacated, effective as of the date a qual i f i ed res ~ dent from wi the n the city's urban growth boundary wi 11 i ng to serve i s appointed to f i 1 l the position. The council , by majority vote, or the city manager or des ~ gnee, may way ve the residency requirement only i f there i s no qualified resident f rom wi th i n the city's urban growth boundary wi 11 i ng to serve. Ordinance - 5