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I I I I I I I i I I I I I I I I I I CASE APPOINT PRECINCT LIAISONS By: Jo Thieling, Deputy City Clerk Background: At the October 12, 1999 meeting, staff presented a proposed ordinance to Council to repeal the following sections of the City Charter: Section 3.2 Liaison Function. Councilmembers shall be assigned as liaison to necessary areas both internal and external to the city. These assignments shall be rotated periodically and shall involve no administrative responsibility. 3.2.1. Precinct Liaison. Following the adoption of this charter, a system of yearly rotating precinct liaisons shall be established such that three of the four Councilmembers will each act as liaison for one of the three precincts for a period of one year. At no time shall the same Councilmember act as liaison for the same precinct during his/her full four-year term, nor shall any Councilmember act as liaison to the city at large for a period longer than one year during his/her full four year term. Section 3.2.2 Precinct Boundaries. The precinct boundaries shall correspond to those adopted and revised periodically by Council. There shall be three (3) precincts and they shall approximate each other in population. In 1993, Council adopted an ordinance repealing the requirement of precinct liaison meeting because they were poorly attended and the citizens are given a chance to express concerns and/or comment during the citizen input portion of the regular City Council meeting. On October 12, 1999, when staff presented the proposed ordinance recommending that Section 3.2 be deleted in its entirety, Council agreed to introduce and finally adopt an ordinance amending the section about limiting the number of precincts to three, however, they asked that being appointed liaison to certain precincts should remain in the Charter. They also asked that, at a subsequent meeting, liaisons be appointed. The discussion suggested that each member of Council, including the Mayor, be appointed to a precinct, since there are currently five precincts. Council does not have to live in the precinct they are appointed liaison for, however, for your information, following are the precincts Council resides in: Mayor Gamec - Precinct 2, Councilmember Anderson - Precinct 2, Councilmember Connolly - Precinct 3B, Councilmember Hendriksen - Precinct IA, and Councilmember Zimmerman - Precinct 3B. Council Action: [ Motion to appoint Mayor Gamec to Precinct ., Councilmember Anderson to Precinct __, [ Councilmember Connolly to Precinct , Councilmember Hendriksen to, Precinct , and CouncilmemberZimmerman to Precin~ ' . -- \\Reviewed by: })~puty City Clerk C~tY-Adm~mstrator City Attorney CC: 10/26/99