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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, Janunry 09, 2017 Page 12 In this instance, Councilmeinber McGehee stated that she also had adequate time and bacicground to serve in this capacity, as well as the bacicground in having worked with Councilmember Laliberte before on the coinmission subcormnittee. Councihnember McGehee clarified that she had no intention of just putting the CEC under a microscope; but opined part of the discussion applied to what pro- posals come back to the City Council and those should include options for using those CEC coinmissioners currently serving and the completion of their work plan currently in process and recognizing their commitment to that worlc plan. Not be- ing able to imagine that the CEC's current work plan was of no vahie, Coun- cilmeinber McGehee pondered where that work plan and these vohinteers be- longed going forward. Councilmeinber Etten recognized the value of the subcommittee's goals, but also stated his understanding of Councilinember McGehee's point. Mayor Roe offered his willingness to serve in this role as per the inotion. Specific to the inotion, Councilmember Laliberte noted that when the original CEC was proposed, even though she and Councilmember McGehee serving on the commission subcominittee at that time had worked on it together, Coun- cihnember McGehee had made it clear that she was not supportive of the CEC. In looking back on that situation, Councilmember Laliberte opined that Coun- cilmember McGehee's previous viewpoint may slant her recommendation to the full City Council at this point. In her defense, Councihneinber McGehee clarified that her lacic of support for the CEC at that time was based on not having it well-defined and with no specific job outlined, a clear failure by the City Council in her opinion. Councilmember McGehee fiirther clarified that her lacic of support at that tiine had not reflected on her support of those serving on the CEC and the work they'd brought forward. Councilmember McGehee stated that her recominendation at that time was that the worlc being sought by the City Council could be better accomplished by a task force versus a standing commission. Councilmeinber McGehee reiterated that, while not supporting the idea of creating the CEC at the beginning, their ideas and volunteering were most valuable. Roll Call Ayes: McGehee, Willmus, Laliberte, Etten and Roe. Nays: None. Etten moved, McGehee seconded, reappointing Mayor Roe to continue serving on the Northeast Youth & Family Services Board and on the North Suburban Com- munications Commission/North Suburban Access Corporation Board for 2017; with Councilmeinber McGehee stated her withdrawal as alternate on both groups; and no subsequent alternates appointed to serve on either.