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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 27, 2014 Page 6 9. General Ordinances for Adoption a. Adopt Ordinance Amendments and Additions to Commission Chapters of City Code At the request of Mayor Roe, City Manager Trudgeon briefly reviewed the Re- quest for Council Action (RCA) dated January 27, 2014; seeking additional dis- cussion and direction from the City Council for staff. Mr. Trudgeon noted that in order for staff to bring this item back for immediate consideration, staff had at- tempted to incorporate previous discussions and feedback in drafting and revising proposed ordinances as applicable. If the City Council chooses not to take action on this tonight, Mr. Trudgeon cautioned that it would have some impact on up- coming deadlines for advertising commission vacancies. If there was not action tonight, Mr. Trudgeon asked that the City Council consider setting up a process to address that delay. Councilmember Laliberte thanked staff for getting the process started so quickly, and sought feedback from other Councilmembers related to the purpose and func- tion of the newly-created Finance and Community Engagement Commissions; along with expansion of the Public Work, Environment, and Transportation Commission from five to seven members. Councilmember Laliberte, while want- ing to expedite the process, proposed that the documents be acted upon at the Feb- ruary 10, 2014 City Council meeting to ensure they reflected all City Council thoughts and comments, without the need to wordsmith them at the dais tonight. At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Trudgeon advised that if adoption was delayed until February 10, 2014, it would impact advertising for vacancies with various media outlets, in order that all vacancies and openings could be identified, with the intent to then immediately advertise effective February 11, 2014. Whether or not the ordinance were approved at tonight's meeting, Mayor Roe suggested that staff include these openings in the broader commission opening advertisement rather than delaying or separating them from other commission openings. Councilmember McGehee seconded the preferences expressed by Councilmem- ber Laliberte; and opined that she had no problem delaying the new Commission starts. Councilmember McGehee further opined that the City's new Communica- tions Manager should be responsible for wordsmithing them; however, she stated that it was important for the City Council to weigh in on duties and responsibili- ties of new commissions, and sought to ensure those combined thoughts were in- cluded. Finance Commission (Chapter 207—Attachment A)