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2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />Rpsevi�le Human Rights Commission <br />Meeting Minutes — April ll, 2007 <br />Page 7 oi 7 <br />(HRA) by Mayar Klausing. Chair Delmore specifzcally questioned if candidates for vacancies <br />would be interviewed and i£their appointment would be made by the City Council as a whole. <br />Ciry Manager Malincn reviewed the appointment process and guidelines for City Advisory <br />Conunissions and how they differed substantially from the Statutory and Mayoral appointmcnt, <br />and ultimate City council ratification, of HRA board mcmbers. Ciiy Manager Malinen clarified <br />misperceptions of the appointment process and the Mayor's appointment of former <br />Councilznembcr Dean Maschka to thc HRA through September of 20Q7, recognizing his passion, <br />for housing issues and experience in the fmancial field fox housing and funding options in <br />achieving goals for affordable housing and diverse housing options in the City. <br />Discussion ensued regarding the application process and whether an application was acivally <br />necessary when the Mayor was making appointznents to thc HRA. <br />15 City Manager Malinen encouraged commissioners to encourage applicants and assist in <br />16 recruiting for the current IIRC vacancy; and clarified that the HRC consisted of 7 members, in <br />17 addition to 1 Youth Commissioner (non-voting). <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />Commissioner McGe�ee opined that if the HRC became involved in a viable praject, there may <br />be more interest from� the cominunity in becoming involved in the HRC. <br />City Manager Malinen obsezved that citizens can be encouraged to volunteer for events or <br />activities whether they're sitting on commissions or not. <br />Coiml�.issioner McGehcc opined that the City could coordinate tutoring and family support <br />networks through senior citizen comFnunities and/or churches. <br />28 Other <br />29 Chair Delmore verified that May's HRC Agenda would includc: Youth Commissioner criteria; <br />30 St. Paul Foundation; follow�up with City Manager Maliz�en on a City complement/input form; <br />31 and that Commissioners should encourage candidates to apply for thc HRC vacancy. <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />All Commissionexs concurred that the meeting and district's presentation had been very <br />productive, informative, and encouraging. <br />Adjournment <br />Commissioner McGehee moved and Commissioner Venters seconded adjourn�nent of the <br />meeting at 8:22 p.m. <br />