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Regular City Council 06 Meeting 2014 January , Page 21 At the request of Mayor Roe, Councilmember Laliberte served as initial spokes- person for the subcommittee and reviewed existing or suggested new commis- sions individually. Councilmember Laliberte advised that the proposed uniform commission code precipitated this study; and referenced the survey taken of cur- rent commission members. Councilmember Laliberte advised that the subcom- mittee had no recommendation of which version of the proposed uniform com- mission code was preferable, and therefore had not included it as part of their overall considerations and recommendations; and suggested that if the City Coun- cil remained interested in a uniform code, they direct staff to bring back a more simplified version to initiate those subsequent discussions. Councilmember McGehee concurred in general with those comments; opining that the intent was to seek as much community involvement as possible. The only issue Councilmember McGehee thought worth discussion was not having two people from the same household serve on an advisory commission. Councilmember McGehee opined that the scope of duties for the Ethics Commis- sion was satisfied by the previous discussion tonight; leaving the only remaining difference of any significance on her handout that of adding an additional two members to the PWETC Commission. Councilmember McGehee noted that Councilmember Laliberte suggested the ad- dition of two new advisory commissions': Community Engagement and Finance. Councilmember McGehee noted her awareness of something coming forward about a senior commission. However, Councilmember McGehee noted that her personal opinion was that it took considerable staff time to run and serve meet- ings, and suggested careful consideration of the benefits of adding more commis- sions before seeking feedback from Department Heads as applicable, as well as the Interim City Manager. Councilmember Laliberte suggested a simplified uniform code with an attendance standard across the board, rather than selective, and other basic functions that could be consistently applied. Ethics Councilmember Laliberte noted her recommendations for current membership and meeting frequency; opining that while the group may have been lost in their scope of duties and their importance, tonight's discussion should have validated their value to the community and organization. Councilmember Etten stated that his recommendation would be to combine the Ethics and Human Rights Commissions and create a separate Community En- gagement Commission,