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Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Monday, April 23, 2007 Page 27 additional responsibility for them to spend time monitoring legisla- tion. Councilmember Pust opined that, if that became necessary, the City Council would need to find a more efficient and effective way to monitor applicable legislation. f. Resolution - Adopt a Resolution Appointing an Alternate Repre- sentative to the North Suburban Communications Commission (NSCC) Mayor Klausing suggested appointment of Councilmember Dan Roe to serve as an alternate to the North Suburban Cable Commission, with Councilmember Kough serving as the ongoing appointee. Mayor Klausing observed that, as the most newly-elected member of the Council, Council member Roe had yet to become initiated as a Rose- ville City Council representative with outside organizations and agen- cIes. Councilmember Ihlan noted that she had attended the last NSCC meeting at the request of Councilmember Kough; and volunteered to serve in a short-term capacity as an alternative. Councilmember Ihlan noted that pending court challenges to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules, and related regulatory and legal follow-up discussions and monitoring, were in line with her legal expertise and should be a prevalent consideration for her serving as an alternate. Mayor Klausing questioned the rationale for a two-step process, a short-term appointment followed by another long-term appointment, of an alternate; rather than a one-time appointment of an alternate. Councilmember Roe willingly volunteered and expressed his interest in serving as an alternate for Councilmember Kough, emphasizing not as his replacement, but as applicable in Councilmember Kough's ab- sence; and observed that Councilmember Kough didn't have a legal background, yet was serving as the City's appointee to the NSCC. Councilmember Roe observed that he currently had no outside City Council activities and was eager to assume additional service as a City Council representative outside the confines of regular City Council legislative duties.