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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> Date: December 8, 2014 <br /> Item No.: 7.j <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br />Item Description: Confirm Citizen Advisory Commission Reappointment/Appointment <br />Schedule <br />B <br />ACKGROUND <br />1 <br />2 <br />The City has eight standing commissions. Commissions advise the City Council on specific <br />3 <br />actions and offer citizens a way to provide input on issues of importance. The Council annually <br />4 <br />appoints citizens to the commissions. <br />5 <br />6 <br />The City Council requests interviews, re-appoints Commissioners and/or declares vacancies on <br />7 <br />the standing Commissions. At the December 6, 2004 City Council meeting, the Council passed a <br />8 <br />resolution limiting Commissioners to two consecutive, three-year terms and requiring <br />9 <br />Commissioners to reapply for reappointment to a second term. The resolution states that “A. No <br />10 <br />later than sixty days….the Council will consider whether to interview the commissioner; if two <br />11 <br />council members request, a commissioner seeking reappointment will be scheduled to attend an <br />12 <br />interview before the entire Council. B. Should the Council determine that the individual merits <br />13 <br />reappointment, that person will be reappointed.” <br />14 <br />15 <br />The commission application process has been refined over the years to recruit the best candidates <br />16 <br />for commissions. To ensure availability for interviews, staff includes the interview dates in the <br />17 <br />Requests for Council Actions and in news releases and website postings. By including the <br />18 <br />interview date in the notices, candidates can plan to be available that day. <br />19 <br />20 <br />Once the application deadline closes, staff determines the number of applicants and sets <br />21 <br />interview times. Candidates are notified by email and a follow up phone call. If we do not <br />22 <br />receive confirmation, staff sends a letter confirming the interview date and time. <br />23 <br />24 <br />Commissioners are appointed to terms that begin April 1 of each year. The following <br />25 <br />Commissioners’ terms expire March 31, 2015: <br />26 <br />27 <br />Community Engagement <br />28 <br />29 <br /> Scot Becker – eligible and requests reappointment: attended 4 of 5 meetings <br />30 <br /> Gary Grefenberg – eligible and requests reappointment: attended 5 of 5 meetings <br />31 <br />32 <br />Ethics Commission <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br />