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<br />City Council Regular Meeting - 06/12/06 <br />Minutes - Page 19 <br /> <br />Mayor Klausing noted the rationale for a separate provision in <br />ordinance to establish the Advisory Commission. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kough spoke in opposition to the Ordinance, <br />opining his preference for the amendments previously brought <br />forward and voted down. <br /> <br />Councilmember Ihlan spoke in support of the ordinance. <br /> <br />Roll Call <br />Ayes: Ihlan; Pust; Maschka and Klausing. <br />Nays: Kough. <br /> <br />10. <br /> <br />Consider a Public Works, Environment and Transportation <br />(PWET) Commissioner <br />City Manager Neal Beets reviewed the status of the PWET <br />Commission; and due to a recent resignation, the existence of a <br />vacancy for a term that expires March 31,2008. Mr. Beets noted <br />that in April, the City Council directed staff to advertise for the <br />position, with applications due by June 2; with three (3) <br />applications received: James Debenedet; John Kysylyczyn; and <br />Doug Root. <br /> <br />Mr. Beets recommended one of three options: <br />1) Appointing a Commissioner at tonight's meeting, based <br />on attached applications and the City Council's existing <br />familiarity with the applicants; <br />2) Directing staff to schedule 10-minute interviews with all <br />candidates beginning at 5 :20 p.m. on June 20; with <br />subsequent appointment on June 20; or <br />3) Directing staff to schedule an interview at 5:45 p.m. on <br />June 20 with Mr. Debenedet, since he had not been <br />recently or frequently interviewed, with subsequent <br />appointment on June 20 of a Commissioner. <br /> <br />Councilmember Pust spoke in support of Mr. Debenedet as a <br />Commissioner to the PWET. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kough opined that it was City policy to <br />interview everyone; and that this was a different position than <br /> <br />Consider a <br />PWET <br />Commissioner <br />