Agenda - Planning Commission - 06/04/1996

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Perhaps sta~ff could arrange for Mayor and Council representative to meet with civic leaders occ~ionally to promote openings, encourage people to apply. 4. What aspects of the commission appointment process should be consistent for all commissions? All applicants treated the same. No preferential treatment. Applicant selected should be active in some type of community event/function. Should not have an ax to grind. Use same interviewing/appointment process for all commissions unless charter dictates otherwise. All commissions should use same system. HR doesn't have to be personally involved, but should assist with questions and outline the procedure to be followed. Process should be consistent for all commissions. 5. Do you believe there should be term limits for commissioners? No opinion. Would require a charter change? Not necessary. Can be beneficial to have institutional memory. More important for Council to have prerogative to appoint/reappoint than to have term limits. No. 6. What criteria do you think are important for applicants to commissions? Interest in the commission's work. Do they attend commission meetings as citizens? Prior knowledge is not as important as a willingness to learn, professional demeanor, being respectf¢l and polite, being cool headed, willing to speak up, ability to disagree and stay friends. :Also need to consider how this person adds to the current mix on the commission. Long range vision. Commissions should have diverse interests represented. 7. Should people be able to serve simultaneously on more than one commission? Probably not a good idea. As a general rule, no. Charter plus one might not be a problem. Very uncomfortable with that. Charter plus one probably okay. No, need to get!as many people involved as possible. 3/15/96