Item 5: Interim Appointment to Budget Committee - and attA-C

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Action: Interim Appointment to the Budget Committee Meeting Date: January 11, 2010 Agenda Item Number: 5 Department: Central Services Staff Contact: Pavel Gubanikhin www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: (541) 682-5512 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY The City Council is being asked to approve a motion to make an interim appointment to the Budget Committee. BACKGROUND Each year, the City Council makes appointments of citizen members to the Budget Committee during the Boards and Commissions recruitment and appointment processes. ORS 294.336 requires that “if any appointive member is unable to serve the term for which the member was appointed, or an appointive member resigns prior to completion of the term for which the member was appointed, the governing body of the municipal corporation shall fill the vacancy by appointment for the unexpired term”. The council is asked to make an interim appointment for the unexpired term of Noah Kamrat expiring on June 30, 2012. Other Background Information Noah Kamrat was appointed a citizen member of the Budget Committee on October 27, 2008. Due to a work assignment outside of the country, Mr. Kamrat was unable to attend Budget Committee meetings in 2008 and 2009. City staff made several attempts to contact Mr. Kamrat in the fall of 2009 to ascertain his availability and willingness to serve on the Budget Committee, but were unable to reach him. In December of 2009, the City Council was asked to vote using the pool of applicants who previously applied in the fall and expressed an interest in serving on the Budget Committee. Two candidates, Shanda Miller and Aaron Walker, have received an equal number of votes. COUNCIL OPTIONS The City Council may make its candidate selection based on the December 2009 ballot, or may reopen the recruitment process for the Budget Committee appointment. CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION The City Manager recommends the appointment of Shanda Miller or Aaron Walker to the Budget Committee.