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<br />Councilmember Howell replied the members are already appointed so it is irrelevant. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff replied other Board and Commission members reinterview so he <br />thought it would be consistent. <br /> <br />Administrative Services Director Lasher asked if incumbents are given preferential status over <br />new applicants if they are sent all together. <br /> <br />City Attorney Knaak replied it depends on the judge. He stated the Council could recommend to <br />the judge that they like people appointed who have experience and a judge would probably accept <br />that but there is nothing under that law that says they be treated any differently at all. <br /> <br />Administrative Services Director Lasher asked if there is a stellar group of new applicants, can the <br />judge appoint a new applicant over an incumbent. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma replied sure. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht commented that since the Charter is appointed by the judge, he thought an <br />incumbent on the Charter is different than the other Boards and Commissions so he didn’t think <br />having them do an application was an extra step that was necessary. <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman commented that the difference between the Boards and Commissions <br />and the Charter was the Council had authority over the Boards and Commissions. He stated the <br />Charter is an overarching entity over the Council so he thought giving direction to people applying <br />to Boards and Commissions makes sense but he thought they needed to be careful in dictating <br />things without precedence in regards to the Charter Commission. He suggested leaving it as is for <br />the incumbents. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell agreed with leaving it as it is as well and focus on making the application <br />better. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove agreed with that adding the Council is trying give the judge insight into <br />the Council’s policy and process but it is the judge’s decision. She didn’t think it was a good idea <br />to have incumbents reapply if they are willing to serve. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked if the policy could state experience would be favored. He asked <br />how the Councilmembers felt about having incumbent reapply. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell replied she hadn’t thought about it before today but she has been reading <br />about how Charter Commission applications are being done in other cities. She thought it was <br />pretty unusual for a judge to remove a sitting Charter Commission member so it would seem odd <br />to have incumbents reapply. She thought that would give the impression that there is <br />dissatisfaction with the Charter Commission. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session /April 12, 2022 <br />Page 11 of 18 <br /> <br />