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Regular City Council Meeting AND Board of Adjustments and Appeals Monday,July 16,2012 Page 11 Pust moved, Willmus seconded, declaring a vacancy on the HRA Board, open- ing the application process, and encouraging the incumbent to reapply for the position for consideration with other applicants, with the Mayor asked to con- sider applicants based on term limits. Councilmember McGehee spoke in opposition to the process outlined in that motion; opining that she would rather not ask someone to reply in open forum, but would prefer moving forward with further discussion as to whether or not term limits were indicated. Councilmember Willmus spoke in opposition to the motion, noting his second- ing of it for discussion purposes only; suggesting that this issue be revisited in the future, specifically what an appropriate time frame was for service on the HRA Board. Councilmember Willmus suggested that a sunset provision be consistent with that already in place for the City Council's citizen advisory commissions. Mayor Roe reiterated that if the City Council took no action on reappointment tonight, it would serve to automatically create a vacancy on the HRA. Mayor Roe noted that any citizen could apply for a vacancy without limitations; how- ever, since it was a mayoral appointment, this placed a limitation on who got appointed, making the entire process with mayoral appointment versus City Council appointment to citizen advisory commissions different. Sensing no support for the motion, Councilmember Pust withdrew the motion. In providing his personal rationale in his original development of the HRA Res- olution during his tenure on the City Council and before election as Mayor, Mayor Roe advised that he had intended that the resolution mirror that of advi- sory commissions. However, in vigorous discussions with Mayor Klausing at that time and inception of the HRA, Mayor Roe noted that Mayor Klausing had advised that he could not support that term limit and appointment process, since he questioned whether the Mayor would be bound by that resolution or strictly by State Statute. Due to that discussion, Mayor Roe advised that he had re- spected that perspective and drafted the resolution accordingly. Mayor Roe ad- vised that his personal opinion had been and remained that term limits make sense; and noted that he had held discussions with HRA Member Majerus on that issue. However, Mayor Roe advised that Member Majerus had assured him of his continued and enthusiastic interest in continuing to serve on the HRA; with Mayor Roe advising that when Member Majerus lost that enthusiasm, he could then step down from his role on the HRA. McGehee moved, Johnson seconded, adoption of Resolution No. 10991 (At- tachment A) entitled, "Resolution Approving Mayor's Reappointment of Bill