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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 20, 2013 Page 34 tive of the entire community, while Commission Chairs were more involved with internal staff and the City Manager, and had live experience from which to com- ment on,both from a past perspective, and in pursuit of their ideal experience; and opined that they provided a relevant group from which to seek input, and perhaps should extend beyond the Chairs to other commissioners. Councilmember Willmus spoke in support of keeping it to Commission Chairs, as they were elected by their respective commissions to serve in that capacity repre- senting the body. Councilmember Laliberte allowed that this would also enable better time man- agement; opining that she wanted the six month timeframe to be the outside win- dow. Councilmember Willmus concurred, that it should be the maximum outside win- dow. As a homework assignment, and with consensus of Councilmembers, Mayor Roe concluded that individual City Councilmembers, Department Heads, and Com- mission Chairs develop their criteria lists, to be brought forward for further dis- cussion and consolidation around the table, providing for better discussion among all parties. At the conclusion of that exercise, Mayor Roe suggested the next step in the pro- cess would be to have the City's list serve provide comment on that ultimate list to ensure nothing was missed. Councilmembers Laliberte and McGehee spoke in support of that idea. Ms. Bacon questioned if the intent of the City Council was to not involve the Administrative staff at all in the process. Mayor Roe admitted that was overlooked; and after some discussion and with Councilmembers McGehee and Laliberte in consensus, it was decided to seek their input in writing. Councilmember Willmus opined that, while he sought input from the Human Re- sources perspective, and from Finance Director Miller, he wasn't sure if he was seeking input from everyone working directly under the City Manager, and thought some distinctions were needed. Mayor Roe opined that he preferred input from direct reports of the City Manager. In consideration of ongoing discussions about reorganization, Councilmember Laliberte noted that today's direct reports may not be tomorrow's direct reports. III