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BERNARD E. STEFFEN <br /> <br />403 JACKSON ST., SUITE 309 ANOKA.,MiNN. 55303 612-421~32~0 <br /> <br />November 12~ 1974 <br />r~emorandu.m <br /> <br />TO: Ramsey City Council <br /> <br />FRO.M; Bernard E o S%effen <br /> <br />SUBJECT: COMMITTEE STRUCTURE RECO.~h~,ENDAT~ONS <br /> <br />As a City Council you have broad discretion to organize- <br />council committees ~ i, ndependent con~mittees and boards <br />or special citizen advisory com_mit~ees as you deem necessary <br />and desireable to assist in carrying out the functions of <br />the new City of Ramsey~ <br /> <br />In deciding on a committee structure the following factors <br />should be considered: <br /> <br />Io Interests of individual council members in <br />particular subject areas an~ council member time <br />available, <br /> <br />2o Availability of staff to bring alternatives <br />directly to the Council without intervening <br />committee study~ <br /> <br />3° Extent of Council interest 'in citizen participation <br />in specific City activities and development pro~rams~ <br /> <br />There are three %~sic types of con~mittees or boards: <br /> <br />park board~ health board, etd° These genera!~Iy <br />are all non-council me~Tcer comrc~ittees~ 'but· in most <br />cases council m~mber liaison can be <br /> <br />~0 Special purpose advisory com~ittees~ These <br />can be mi~ed citizen/council member with the <br />ma~up ~esigne~ to de~! ~~v~ly wi~h specific <br />oroblem., areas or co~s <br /> <br />Independent committees sUch as plannin? commission~ <br /> <br />3o Council standin,_~ or 'special committees; usually <br />dealing with manaqement or administrative questions~ <br /> <br /> <br />