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Councilmember Woestehoff commented if he recalled correctly, he believed the City Attorney had <br /> said they couldn't limit other Boards and Commissions from being on the Charter. The only people <br /> they can limit from being on the Charter, according to State Statue, is Council. <br /> City Attorney Knaak replied that is correct. <br /> Councilmember Specht commented they could do it the opposite way where if they are on the <br /> Charter then they wouldn't allow them on the Public Works Commission, Parks and Recreation <br /> Commission, or whatever. <br /> Mayor Pro Tem Riley replied that is a different policy. <br /> Councilmember Specht replied right. <br /> Councilmember Howell referenced the policy under Process. She stated if she remembered right, <br /> she thought the City Attorney had said if Council establishes a process, it goes to the City Clerk, <br /> she signs off on it, then it comes back to Council. She asked Administrative Services Director <br /> Lasher if it was going to be redundant if they put in there that applications could also be sent <br /> directly to the Judge because he might just say send them back to Council and go through the <br /> process of filling the City application out. She thought that was a conversation they had. <br /> Administrative Services Director Lasher replied by asking the City Attorney to please correct her <br /> if she is wrong, but she believed it is their statutory right to be able to apply directly to the Judge. <br /> Councilmember Howell replied that wasn't her question, it is putting it directly into the policy <br /> because anyone can. She stated in looking at other cities, if they say send it here or fill out our <br /> application, pick which route they want to go, it's not that they can't but why are they putting an <br /> application out there and not just saying send it to the Judge then. Because Administrative Services <br /> Director Lasher did both things equally and both things are equally available, she isn't saying they <br /> aren't. She asked why not just say send the letter directly to the Judge then and skip the whole <br /> application on the site. <br /> Councilmember Specht asked if Councilmember Howell was saying just don't advertise it. <br /> Councilmember Howell replied she is just asking because it seems like if the idea is to have <br /> information sent to the Judge, and yes they can send it this way, is Administrative Services Lasher <br /> advertising both things equally or is she not. And if she is advertising things equally, why have <br /> the application at all. <br /> City Attorney Knaak replied you don't have to have anything. You can say nothing and just have <br /> people show up at the Judge's doorstep so to speak. If the idea though, is that they want to make <br /> sure there are applicants, which it seemed to him a lot of this stemmed from was a concern that <br /> there weren't enough, then ideally what you do is put a policy process in place and say okay we <br /> have this policy in place, if you want us to forward your name this is what you need to do for us <br /> to review it and do all the necessary stuff and then we will forward your name. You can do it on <br /> your own if you want. He thought most people would rather go through the City and some kind <br /> City Council Work Session/May 10, 2022 <br /> Page 11 of 32 <br />