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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 28, 2011 Page 14 Mayor Roe advised that he would like to break down the commissioner appoint- ment process into three (3) parts: Responding to Councilmember McGehee's gen- eral discussion prior to making appointments; the appointments themselves; and the entire process itself for future appointments and whether any changes were desired. General Comments on Commission Appointments Councilmember McGehee noted that her original questions on appointments to the Civil Service Commission had been answered by City Manager Malinen's re- sponse included in the meeting packet. Councilmember McGehee questioned how other individual Councilmembers determined their selections and their process for distribution of people on commissions. Mayor Roe advised that he attempted to balance commission membership in a va- riety of ways, including the applicants' general point of view and philosophy ex- pressed during the interview; demographic issues as much as possible; and ap- pointing someone who works well with others. Councilmember Willmus advised that he primarily based his appointment rank- ings on the interviews themselves; and noted that he had reviewed tapes of the in- terviews prior to tonight's meeting and was changing his opinion on several of his original appointment suggestions based on that further review. Councilmember McGehee advised that she was interested in whether to pick people with a strong emphasis in a particular field versus diversity; and noted, as an example, that the Planning Commission currently had no women serving, nor any small business interests; while two (2) of the applicants had a strong back- ground in planning and zoning. Mayor Roe advised that individual Councilmembers tended to take a number of those same factors into account; noting that it was difficult to weight expertise and experience versus new applicants; or renters versus homeowners. Ethics Commission (2 vacancies) Pust moved, Willmus seconded, appointment of Anne Collopy and Benjamin Lehman to the Ethics Commission for terms ending March 31, 2014. Mayor Roe noted that they were both very qualified, did well in the interview, and supported their appointment; and noted Ms. Collopy's present in the audience. Roll Call Ayes: Pust; Willmus; McGehee; and Roe. Nays: None. Human Rights Commission(2 vacancies)