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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 30, 2015 Page 26 mission and a good addition to Roseville, and a necessity for the community the size of Roseville. Councilmember Willmus noted one thing touched upon during previous discus- sion was the charge within the function and duties of the HRC, including their programming aspect. Councilmember Willmus advised that he had spoken with the current Chair of the HRC, noting their real focus over the last few years had become presentations or gatherings versus the programming and advisory role, which is currently the role the HRC is charged with by the City Council. Coun- cilmember Willmus questioned if the same understanding was in place with what is actually occurring and what was actually on the ledger; seeking to call attention to that disconnect in their charge and expectations of the City Council on their ad- visory role. From a broader perspective, Councilmember Willmus expressed his interest in looking at all advisory commissions and staffing those commissions including questions such as: Do we have too many?; Are existing commissions being properly utilized?; Are tweaks needed to improve efficiencies of existing commis- sions?; Is it necessary for all commissions to meet monthly or would the city be better served by a quarterly or semi-annual meeting schedule for some commis- sions (e.g. Ethics and HRC)?. Specific to the HRC, Mayor Roe opined they had a distinct role, and suggested perhaps the City Council needed to do more to clarify that distinction and define the focus of the HRC and CEC in their respective roles. Mayor Roe stated he continued to support the City Council's expectations as outlined in the CEC's en- abling ordinance. Regarding the HRC enabling ordinance, Mayor Roe suggested an immediate review before the next round of appointments, to reconsider its scope, duties and functions. Mayor Roe opined that he found some listed in the ordinance to be unclear or some overlapping with those of the CEC (e.g. assisting the State Human Rights Commission in implementing the Human Rights Act) questioning whether that was even a viable expectation of the City Council. As an initial starting point, Mayor Roe suggested charging the HRC to provide feed- back to the City Council on their suggestions to improve language of that ordi- nance when they return to full membership. As part of that, Mayor Roe stated he would be open to considering meeting frequency or simply establishing a base minimum number of ineetings through ordinance language or other City Council action. Mayor Roe stated that he was more concerned in dictating a specific number of ineetings as a City Council, especially in defining roles and responsi- bilities; and suggested that language may be added to other advisory commissions as well related to a minimum standard number of ineetings, allowing them to meet more as they felt appropriate. Councilmember McGehee stated she liked the idea of minimum meetings and specific policies to determine that frequency. Councilmember McGehee used the