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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 12, 2007 Page 15 cil term. Mayor Klausing advised that it remained his intent to reappoint Mr. Maschka to serve in this capacity, to provide continuity and sensitivity from a City Council perspective; and recognizing Mr. Maschka's passion for housing issues. Mayor Klausing questioned Councilmembers as to their preference for interviewing Mr. Maschka. Council member Ihlan questioned whether all HRA vacancy applications had been made public; noting that they weren't included in the City Council packet, and requested publication of the applicant names, at a minimum. Discussion ensued as to the process for posting applicants; with staffhistori- cally providing the applications in the Council packets; but not posting them on the website. Staff was directed to make all applications to the HRA vacancy available to the City Council; and Mayor Klausing directed staff to prepare a Mayor's Certificate of Appointment, pursuant to State law, for the next City Council meeting. 11. Reconsider Four City Council Meetings per Month Mayor Klausing recognized previous Council consensus, without motion, for increasing the frequency of Council meetings. Mayor Klausing sought reconsideration of the intent for more meetings; suggesting that the Council continue to make their meetings more efficient, and possibly reserving the last Monday of each month as a default meeting, if agenda items and issues warranted such. Councilmember Pust strongly concurred with Mayor Klausing; recognizing the Council's need to get more familiar with the length and content of agen- das; and her preference in keeping meetings to three per month. Council- member Pust noted the need to get the people's work done, and the rules now in place limiting the meeting length. Councilmember Ihlan concurred with the previous suggestion of City Man- ager Bill Malinen to hold Study Sessions between regular business meetings, in order to bring an item before the Council for discussion on more than one occasion prior to decision-making. Councilmember Ihlan opined that she was willing to take the expertise of the new City Manager in attempting that schedule on a trial basis, and that it may prove beneficial to the City Council in accomplishing their work; and hoped the rest of the City Council would reconsider more frequent meetings.