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l�'�, <br />Jy <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Department Approval <br />Date: January 12, 2009 <br />Item No.: 13.b <br />City Manager Approval <br />� / <br />Item Description: Advisory Commission Term Expirations and Appointment/Reappointment <br />Process <br />BACKGROUND <br />The City has six standing commissions. The Council annually appoints citizens to the <br />commissions. Commissions advise the Council on specific actions and offer citizens a way to <br />provide input on issues of importance. <br />The City Council requests interviews, re-appoints Commissioners and/or declares vacancies on <br />the standing Commissions. At the December 6, 2004 City Council meeting, the Council passed a <br />resolution limiting Commissioners to two consecutive, three-year terms and requiring <br />Commissioners to reapply for reappointment to a second term. The resolution states that "A. No <br />later than sixty days....the Council will consider whether to interview the commissioner; if two <br />council members request, a commissioner seeking reappointment will be scheduled to attend an <br />interview before the entire Council. S. Should the Council determine that the individual merits <br />reappointment, that person will be reappointed." <br />Commissioners are appointed to terms that begin April 1 of each year. The following <br />Commissioners' terms expire March 31, 2009: <br />Ethics Commission <br />Duane Cady — eligible for reappointment <br />Margo Fjelstad — eligible for reappointment <br />Human Rights Commission <br />Phil Crump — not eligible for reappointment <br />Janet Delmore - eligible for reappointment <br />Tam McGehee — eligible for reappointment <br />Parks and Recreation Commission <br />Gale Pederson — eligible for reappointment <br />Mark Kamrath — not eligible for reappointment <br />Michelle Kruzel — not eligible for reappointment <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />