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City Council Regular Meeting - 11/27/06 Minutes - Page 10 Mayor Klausing noted that each of the other commissions had additional vacancies that would provide new candidates to be appointed, while allowing some presumption of reappointment of current commissioners provided they were recommended by the Chair of the commission and their attendance record indicated their continuing interest in serving. Councilmember Kough concurred with Councilmember Ihlan; noting that there may be others interested in serving on the Police Civil Service Commission other than the incumbent; and that all candidates should apply or reapply and be interviewed prior to their appointment or reappointment. Councilmember Pust offered the compromise of the "hybrid" used on previous appointments, where current eligible commissioners submitted their applications, but were not re-interviewed in an effort to save time. Councilmember Maschka concurred, noting that when applications were submitted, if a Councilmember wanted to interview the incumbent, they could request to do so. Mayor Klausing reiterated the numerous vacancies to be filled; and opined his interest in reappointing eligible commissioners, and opening up applications for other vacancies. Mayor Klausing also sought consensus as to whether to appoint Gary Grefenberg and Dan Kelsey, recent interviewees for a Planning Commission vacancy, and whether there was Council consensus to appoint them, given their previously high ranking among Councilmembers. Councilmember Pust offered her support of the appointment of Mr. Grefenberg and Mr. Kelsey to the Planning Commission, unless a Councilmember preferred another interview. Councilmember Ihlan opined her preference for an application from all candidates, whether incumbents or not, but not necessarily interviewing all candidates if she was familiar with them.