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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 13, 2024 Page 14 Mayor Roe asked if it should be unlimited reappointment capability or should the City have term limits. He thought the Council would need to have a discussion on that. He noted there are essentially two, three-year terms now. Councilmember Strahan explained she could see community concern if they did not see the whole process. As far as the visibility piece, she would not want someone to also feel like they could be falsely looked over. If everyone can see the interviews and how they go,that transparency is helpful for the community to have that opportunity. Councilmember Etten stated the Council knew how he felt but he wondered if the two-year terms made more sense if a person was a renter and not staying in the community long term. He thought there should be flexibility. He agreed about the continuity with people sticking around longer which would help the group to be more effective and do well,but he did not think that two years was about cutting it off but rather making sure the group is not overwhelming on the front end. Councilmember Schroeder thought if the term was two years, then the person should be allowed three terms so there would be six years total. That way, if the two years is working out, then additional time in the group would be allowed. Councilmember Etten thought the City needed to try something different to get a different result. Mayor Roe thought the question this comes down to is how much different the City needs to go. He understands the City needs to try something different because clearly something did not work. He noted that in science experiments there is a concern about changing too many variables at the same time because one doesn't have a way to know which change produced an impact on the results or which change produced which impact. He would tend to lean towards trying this as a commission to start with. Councilmember Groff indicated he could go either way. Councilmember Strahan thought with the cycle, at least with the three years, a third go off every year. Ms. Olson reviewed the discussion and what the Council preferred. Councilmember Schroeder thought that starting with a three-year term gives a little more flexibility for the group. The Council concurred.