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Roseville City Council Page 2 of 6 These five standing Citizen Commissions have various sizes and term lengths: Human Rights- 10 Commissioners plus one student Commissioner (3year terms) Parks and Recreation- 9 Commissioners plus one student Commissioner (3 year terms) Planning- 7 Commissioners (4year terms) Police Civil Service- 3 Commissioners (3year terms) Public Works and Transportation - 5 Commissioners (3year terms) III. City Manager's Recommendations A. Standardize Commission Term Len�ths And Term Limits. I suggest two 3-year terms. Commission members would still be appointed us- ing staggered terms so that historical knowledge and experience remain within each Commission. Reasons: Currently and for a long time, we are seeing considerable turnover among citizen advisory commission members. In the Human Rights Commis- sion, 7 of the 10 commissioners are filling mid-term vacancies. In the Parks and Recreation Commission, 2 of 7 commissioners are filling mid-term vacan- cies. For the Planning Commission the numbers are 4 of 7, and for the Police Commission the numbers are 2 of 3. Perhaps shorter terms of three-years each, and term limits of a maximum of two consecutive terms, would serve to attract and help retain citizens on these volunteer commissions. Judging from the number of resignations, longer terms create an unduly long time commitment and burden on citizen volun- teers. This is disconcerting for the citizen volunteer, and creates continuity and stability issues for the remaining citizen members of the commission and for the staff who assist the commission. Shorter terms together with term limits would also serve to create opportunities for fresh ideas and more citizen involvement. Yet terms would still be suffi- ciently long not to jeopardize the ability of commission members to develop and use the specialized knowledge they gain through continuous service and ex- perience on a commission. 2. Standardize the Size of Commissions. Currently commissions range in size of voting members from 3 on the Police Civil Service Commission to 10 (plus 1 non-voting student) on the Human Rights Commission (HRC). The HRC particularly has problems keeping a full slate of inembers.