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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br /> CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at <br /> the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> Members Present: Mayor Mark Kuzma <br /> Councilmember Ryan Heineman (attended remotely) <br /> Councilmember Chelsee Howell <br /> Councilmember Debra Musgrove <br /> Councilmember Chris Riley <br /> Councilmember Dan Specht <br /> Councilmember Matt Woestehoff <br /> Also Present: Deputy City Administrator/Community Dev. Director Brian Hagen <br /> Administrative Services Director Colleen Lasher <br /> City Attorney Fritz Knaak <br /> 1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> Mayor Kuzma called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:31 p.m. <br /> 2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br /> 2.01: Discuss Updating the Policy for the Recruitment,Application, and Interview Process <br /> of Appointing City Board and Commission Members <br /> Administrative Services Director Lasher stated the purpose of the case was to get feedback from <br /> Council regarding updating the policy for Boards and Commissions, including incumbent <br /> members and new members. She noted the attachment labeled A-2 is the case that was added late <br /> was not correct. She handed out an updated attachment labeled A-2 for Council consideration. <br /> She stated Councilmember Howell, Councilmember Musgrove, and City Attorney Knaak met with <br /> her today for two hours to go over another option for updating and improving this policy. She <br /> stated the handout is similar to version C-1 and A-1 but specifically requires incumbents to <br /> interview with the City Council every term, instead of odd/even numbered terms. She stated the <br /> handout lays out some clearer dates and states that effective for terms beginning April 1, 2023 <br /> incumbents would need to interview with the Council along with new applicants. She stated <br /> version B-1 allows for a much longer recruitment period in the event Council wanted to consider <br /> increasing the amount of applications, about nine months out of the year. She asked if there was <br /> interest in extending the amount of time that the application is recruited for. <br /> Councilmember Specht replied that makes sense and thought it was a good idea because he has <br /> had people approach him inquiring how to get on a Board or Commission. <br /> City Council Work Session/April 12, 2022 <br /> Page 1 of 18 <br />