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I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />i <br />I <br /> <br />PC CASE <br /> <br />CONSIDER REVISIONS TO POLICY FOR APPOINTING MEMBERS OF CITY <br />BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS <br /> By: Rhonda Heryla, Human Resources Manager <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />At the end of 2001, there are several commissions requiring new appointments or <br />reappointments and moving ahead with this process requires the final revision of the <br />City's policy on commission appointments. The list of pending appointments includes: <br /> <br />Planning Commission: <br />Kathleen Sweet for reappointment <br />Eric Watson for reappointment <br />Ralph Brauer for reappointment <br /> <br />Park & Recreation Commission: <br />Jon Olds for reappointment <br />Three vacancies to replace Steve Ostrum, Michael Rolfe, and Reid Droegemueller <br /> <br />Economic Development Authority <br />One vacancY to replace Kenneth Wagner <br />Councilmember Anderson's seat exPires as well. <br /> <br />Staff will also review information on the Horse Care Board and Public Safety Board prior <br />to Tuesday's meeting. <br /> <br />Following Council direction on October 9, 2001, the Human Resources Manager and <br />Councilmember Susan Anderson met to further review and revise the Policy For <br />Appointing Members of City Boards And Commissions. A copy of the revised policy is <br />attached. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />One area presenting some difficulty in finding a workable solution was the issue of partial <br />terms and term limits. Currently the policy states that members of City boards and <br />commissions can serve a total of two consecutive four-year terms of office, in addition to <br />any partial term the individual has been appointed to fulfill for a predecessor. There has <br />been some concern that partial terms are not limited. For example, someone who serves a <br />partial term of 3 years is still able to serve two additional four year terms and has perhaps <br />infringed upon the intention of term limits. One suggestion was to limit partial terms to 1 <br />year; however limiting partial terms still leaves the problem of filling consecutive partial <br />terms until the true expiration of the original four-year term. Another thought is to <br />simply replace a vacancy with a four-year term. Again there is a difficulty in that the four <br /> <br />-187- <br /> <br /> <br />