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Application for City Council - Dan Roe Page 2 (Attachmerrt) My view of the role of the city aa�il: As many of us have g row to know very well through the recent charter process and recent political campaigns, the role of the city council is to be the legislative body of our city — to make policies and set budgets, and then to exercise oversight over their implementation. That role of oversight is nat one of day-today management. It is rather a role of receiving and evaluating information from the city manager, staff, and the communi#y at large, balancing all of that information, and arriving at conGusions about the effectiveness of the policy implementation or of the policies themselves. From those conGusions, the city council then deliberates and makes any necessary changes to policies. Of course, the process to initiate new policies is much the same. All of these functional roles are carried out to fulfill the council's ultimate role, which is to ensure that Roseville continues to be the kind of place where people want to live and work and do business, and that our city government is adequately capable of serving those interests into the future. Further, the role of this particular city council member appointee is to be a good steward of the office until the duly elected council member can be sworn in. The appointee must therefore be especially focused on doing a good job rather than on any sense of personal power or authority. Humility will be key. The appointee must remember that he or she is really just a seat-holder. Still, the appointee must take the job seriously, as well. While the term might be short, the business of the city that will be conducted during that time is real and important. The decisions taken by the city council during that time can have long-term effects. Other comments: Becausethe current composition of the Roseville city council is seen by many to be evenly divided, and there are strong factions of interest in the community supporting each of these "sides," I want to comment on where my allegiances might lie were I to be appointed. I am sure the public would want to know that about any prospective appointee. Quite frankly, I have no allegianceto either "side." I know and respect all of the current council members. I have agreed and disagreed with each of them on different issues. Further, I have no personal ties, beyond acquaintanceship, to any current or former Roseville elected offici�k or staff members, and I do not belong to any groups that are involved with issues facing Roseville government. Most likely, the votes that I might take will alternately please and disappoint the different interests in equal measures. My objective will be to serve the interests of the people of Roseville as a whole, as best I myself can gauge those interests. I should also make it clear, especially acknowledging my past attempt at elective office in Roseville, that I have no intention to serve in this temporary appointment in order to use that "appointed incumbency" to gain advantage in the special election to fill the vacant council seat. If I am appointed, I will not run in the special election this year. I believe that should be the intention of anyone appointed to serve on the council until that election is conGuded.