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Regular City Council Meeting — 02/23/04 <br />DRAFT Minutes - Page 22 <br />September under separate action. Mayor Klausing supported <br />following the resolution, and interview for vacancies. <br />Councilmember Kough opined his respect for Mayor Klausing's <br />authority, but wanted to reserve his right to vote on applicants. <br />Mayor Klausing concurred that his intent was to seek Council <br />action on appointments, thus his preference for the interview <br />process, and didn't see appointments as the Mayor's role, but the <br />Council as a whole. Mayor Klausing opined that he was not <br />looking for people to agree with his interest prior to their <br />appointment, but was seeking candidates with demonstrated <br />interest and experience. <br />Councilmember Ihlan referred to the resolution, and if automatic <br />appointment were continued, perhaps the term limits should be <br />shortened in an effort to allow others the privilege of serving, <br />rather than continuing with incumbent commissioners. <br />Councilmember Ihlan spoke in support of all commissioners <br />applying for reappointment, without a full-blown interview, to <br />allow consideration of other applicants for vacancies. <br />Discussion ensued regarding substantial turnover in most <br />commissions and difficulty in filling some vacancies versus an <br />overabundance of applicants. <br />Gale Pederson, Former Chair, Parks and Recreation <br />Commission <br />Ms. Pederson responded from her experience of eight (8) years <br />serving on the Parks and Recreation Commission, and the <br />constant turnover with volunteer citizen commissions; noting <br />that it was inherent to the commission's progress to have some <br />continuity to provide history and educate new commissions. Ms. <br />Pederson further noted that in her experience, commissions <br />welcomed new blood and enhanced the commission with their <br />new perspectives. <br />Councilmember Maschka concurred with Ms. Pederson's <br />observations, noting that in his fourteen (14) years of experience, <br />those volunteers serving out their full-term limits were the <br />exception to the rule, and that turnover was more of a problem in <br />