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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 27, 2014 Page 11 to provide his notes and comments to staff before redrafting a subsequent ordi- nance. General Comments Councilmember McGehee asked that, when it came back as a future iteration, it include all commissions in this new format; and concurred with Mayor Roe that a briefer list of duties and a clean demarcation of duties was prudent for all com- missions. Councilmember Etten opined that all commissions should be advertised together for clarity and proceeding forward in one direction; and suggested that it be put in place on February 10th when staff returned with revisions. However, Coun- cilmember Etten suggested that applications for all commission, including the Fi- nance and Community Engagement Commissions, could be advertised on Febru- ary 1St as originally proposed by staff; with finalizations in duties and functions made after that advertisement. Finance Commission City Manager Trudgeon sought clarification on the number of members deter- mined for this commission. Councilmember Willmus spoke in support of seven members to allow sufficient membership as members resigned or rolled off; still allowing the commission to function with a broad enough perspective that the role of the commission was not diminished during the transition. General Comments Councilmember Willmus spoke in support of seven members for all commissions. Mayor Roe suggested, if all commissions were proposed at seven members, fur- ther discussion could ensue during ordinance consideration. Community Engagement Commission In referencing her notes, Councilmember Laliberte noted seven members, plus one youth member was indicated for this commission. Regarding duties and functions based on the discussion at the January 6th meeting, Mayor Roe noted his intent that the commission also be involved with the com- munity visioning process, with his language being: "...advise the City Council on development, documentation, publicity and periodic review; and serve as the steering committee for future updates to the visioning process." Mayor Roe sug- gested that this be included as he originally intended.