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Except where a vacancy unexpectedly occurs in the middle of a calendar year, all new appointments or reappointments to regular terms on a City board or commission will occur in January of the year. This is to allow the current members of the City Council the opportunity to review and select individuals for seats on boards and commissions. d. Notification to applicants After the City Council has acted on the recommendation of the evaluation panel, the Human Resources Manager of Assistant City Administrator will notify all applicants of the results of the process. 4. Term limits Members of City boards and commissions can serve a total of two consecutive four-year terms of office, in addition to any partial term the individual has been appointed to fulfill for a predecessor. For the purpose of defining a partial term, any individual appointed to serve a period of time less than or equal to two years will be considered to have served a partial term; however an individual appointed to serve a period of time greater than two years will be considered to have served the equivalent of a full term. Individuals may . apply to a different commission immediately upon reaching the term limit on one commission. Individuals may reapply to the original commission, following the normal application process, only after being off the commission for at least one four-year term,I S. Reapplication process a) Letter of intent Members of City boards and commissions who wish to serve a consecutive term of office must notify the City Council of their intent at least two months before the expiration of the current term of office. To remind the incumbent of the impending deadline, the Human Resources Manager or Assistant City Administrator will notify commission members three months in advance of the expiration of their terms and invite them to complete and submit an application highlighting accomplishments, personal contributions to the commission, and ideas for improving the effectiveness of the commission for review by the evaluation panel. The general public will also be invited to apply for the vacancy in order to ensure that the evaluation panel has a well-rounded group of applicants to choose from. The evaluation Ordinance #97-10 amended City Code 2.03.02 changing terms of office for boards and commissions from two • years to four years and establishing a limitation of two consecutive four-year terms, effective August 11, 199T This section of the policy reflects the change and is consistent with City Code. Nov 22, 2005 Draft ---Policy for Appointing Board and Commission Members 2004.doc Page 3 of 5 —326—