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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 16, 2012 Page 17 Councilmember McGehee opined that she had no problem making the code consistent for commissions; however, she supported seeking input from each commission and bringing their comments forward to the City Council, rather than the City Council dictating to them. Councilmember McGehee spoke in support of the commissions bringing forward their rules and guidelines, and how they saw their mission, since they were the ones selected through the appli- cation and interview process to perform that function for the City; and were ca- pable of running their own meetings. City Manager Malinen clarified that he was not suggesting otherwise. Councilmember Willmus opined that he would be interested in receiving feed- back from Chairpersons and Department Liaisons to each commission; howev- er, he noted that individual advisory commissions were carrying out a charge set out by the City Council. Councilmember Willmus referenced the spreadsheet outlining all advisory commissions to the City Council, created and provided by Mayor Roe as a bench handout, attached hereto and made a part hereof Coun- cilmember Willmus noted that this clearly laid out the parameters, and suggest- ed that it be used as an overlay for the new ordinance to see consistencies and inconsistencies. Councilmember Willmus noted that there shouldn't be much difference in the governance of respective advisory commissions. Councilmember Johnson noted that this may be a direct result of a requested ac- tion item he identified during recent work session meetings. Councilmember Johnson advised that his rationale in this request was based on the need for clar- ity; and when he currently looked across the scheme and realm of advisory commissions, he was cognizant that some of them were pared down and others more aggressive. Being unable to attend all advisory commission meetings, Councilmember Johnson noted that he relies on periodic reports or meeting minutes from them to follow-up on their progress. Councilmember Johnson used, as an example, the Civic Engagement Task Force, a subcommittee of the Human Rights Commission, and lack of any reports to-date from this group. Councilmember Johnson advised that this gives him pause to question what was actually occurring; and emphasized the need for them to communicate more ef- fectively with the City Council, and ultimately the public. Councilmember Johnson commended the Parks and Recreation Commission for their communi- cation efforts. Councilmember Johnson noted his need to more fully understand the reporting hierarchy of commissions (e.g. Police Civil Service Commission) and who they actually reported to: the City Council or a Department. Coun- cilmember Johnson advised that this was part of his rationale in seeking this ac- tion step. Mayor Roe noted that it was in the City Council's work plan.