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<br />B. Citizen Advisory Commissions & Their Members <br /> <br />Citizen Advisory Commission members are residents and commu- <br />nity volunteers who help the Council by making recommendations <br />regarding certain important issues. <br /> <br />1. Commissions Also Act as a Group <br />If you are a citizen advisory commission member, you must work <br />with your fellow commission members on the issues the City Council <br />as a body has assigned to your commission. The Council assigns is- <br />sues to citizen advisory commissions either through the City Code <br />(see Title 2, Commissions) or by separate Council motion. <br /> <br />As an individual commission member you should not ask staff to <br />work on a favorite personal issue of yours; you need first to persuade <br />a majority of your Commission or of the City Council that your idea <br />has merit and should be pursued. <br /> <br />2. Commissions Are a Link to the Community <br />Citizen advisory commissions are an important link between the City <br />Council and City Residents. Individual commission members can be <br />the eyes and ears of the Councit helping Councilmembers under- <br />stand the perspective of City residents on City issues. <br /> <br />3. Commission Members May Have Special Expertise in a Subject <br />In addition, certain commission members may have special training <br />or experience regarding some aspect of City operations. Their service <br />on a commission, therefore, brings informed insight to bear on the <br />important issues facing the City. <br /> <br />8 <br />