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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, January 09, 2017 Page 8 b. Consider Citizen Advisory Commission Reappointments Mayor Roe noted referenced the various reappointments as listed in the RCA of today's date. Councilinember Willmus stated that he had no issues with the proposed reap- pointments. However, Councilmember Willmus suggested taking a special look at the Community Engagement Commission (CEC) and where the City Council felt this advisory commission was going, especially losing a number of coinmis- sioners and therefore much of their institutional knowledge. Councilmember Wilhnus stated that he had general concerns at the City Council level in how the CEC was being employed and utilized and suggested not filling those vacancies at this point, spending the reinainder of the spring (through the end of March) focus- ing reinaining inembers of the CEC on bacicground work regarding their accoin- plishments to-date and best practices going forward with the information they had gained. During that tiine, Councilmember Wilhnus suggested the City Council could also talce a closer loolc at what it wanted to do moving forward allowing time for them to detennine the future charge of the CEC if it is to continue. CoLulcilmember McGehee agreed to soine extent and on some issues with Coun- cilmember Willinus. Councilinember McGehee stated she had no desire to re- interview those having served the community well. However, Councilinember McGehee stated that she did have issues with the CEC in particular; and agreed that as the City Council studies the current CEC, perhaps the remaining meinbers could be combined in some way with another advisory group to allow them to be productive and take some of their taslcs with them to that combined focus group. On another note, Councilmember McGehee noted the majority of advisory com- missions had seven meinbers, and questioned why the Parks & Recreation Coin- mission had nine members. While not knowing the historical background, but with two coimnissioners leaving, Councilineinber McGehee noted with two va- cancies, it provided an opportunity for a standard of seven members on each advi- sory commission, opining that seemed sufficient to her. While also not lcnowing the history of nine versus seven ineinbers serving on commissions, Councilmember Laliberte stated her coinfort in reappointing those interested in serving, opining they'd done a good job for the community. If there was fi-�.istration on the CEC from their perspective as well as a lack of clarity from the City Council's perspective of what was desired of that corrnnission or if there were questions on how to proceed to provide sufficient direction, Councilmember Laliberte offered her willingness to reinvent the commission subcommittee and gather input from those currently serving and/or those having served (e.g. exit in- terviews), as well as sitting City Council members. Councihnember Laliberte ad- vised she'd be willing to purstte a broad review of all advisory cominissions again, including the CEC ancl potential creation of a public safety commission, however directed by the full City Council.