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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 19, 2008 Page 10 Councilmember Ihlan opined that she did not intend to designate a list of people and opined that tallying was not an appropriate procedure to follow; objecting to such a process, opining that it stood in for surrogate voting without a formal mo- tion. Mayor Klausing noted Councilmember Ihlan's objection, clarifying a previous opinion by City Attorney Scott Anderson that polling didn't indicate a vote. Further discussion ensued on the value of tallying, depending on the number of multiples of individual Councilmembers; lack of objection to the proposed proc- ess during previous discussions on the vacancy; and preference of those skills and experience preferred for consideration in an interim City Council appointee, rather than identifying candidates immediately. Councilmember Pust acknowledged the great pool of qualified candidates; noted that she was impressed with the number and quality of applications brought to the table; thanked citizens who weighed in with their views of candidates and quali- ties they were looking for during the interim; and personally thanked the commu- nity for that input. Councilmember Pust opined the things that were important to her in an interim candidate: a passion for public service; proven leadership abili- ties in their profession and through community service; their passion for and commitment to the City of Roseville, and recognition of the City as unique and special; evidence of their energy and ability to bring a sense of excitement about serving the public; ability to bring their wisdom of pending and pertinent issues to be dealt with by the City Council in the very near future, while recognizing that she didn't anticipate any such make or break issues on the horizon and anticipated waiting for such decision-making until an elected official was on board. Councilmember Roe opined that he was looking for someone with a good thought process on addressing issues, and able to consider or suggest a range of possible solutions for issues facing the City Council; someone with creative thinking skills; someone with a good perspective and the ability to work well with other people, even during times of disagreement, and if serious policy disagreements were experienced, to remain cordial during the course of the discussion and af- terward; ability to acknowledge different points of view; a knowledge of the his- tory of Roseville and city issues; someone with a positive outlook and approach; an enthusiasm for the community, for what they were doing on the City Council and in the general community. Mayor Klausing opined that whether a person intended to run for election to the City Council this fall or not was not a consideration for him in his preferences for an interim Councilmember, further opining that that person would have a higher degree of accountability. Mayor Klausing opined that the candidate needed to be