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Except where a vacancy unexpectedly occurs in the middle of a calendar year, ail <br />new appointments or reappointments to regular terms on a City board or <br />commission will occur in January of the year. This is to allow the current <br />members of the City Council the oppommity to review and select individuals for <br />seats on boards and commissions. <br /> <br />d. Notification to applicants <br /> <br />After the City Council has acted on the recommendation of the evaluation panel, the <br />Human Resources Manager of Assistant City Administrator will notify all applicants of <br />the results of the process. <br /> <br />4. Term limits <br /> <br />Members of City boards and commissions can serve a total of two consecutive four-year <br />terms of office, in addition to any partial term the individual has been appointed to fulfill <br />for a predecessor. For the purpose of defining a partial term, any individual appointed to <br />serve a period of time less than or equal to two years will be considered to have served a <br />partial term; however an individual appointed to serve a period of time greater than two <br />years will be considered to have served the equivalent of a full term. Individuals may <br />apply to a different commission immediately upon reaching the term limit on one <br />commission. Individuals may reapply to the original commission, following the normal <br />application process, only after being offthe commission for at least one four-year term.i <br /> <br />5. Reapplication process <br /> <br />a) Letter of intent <br /> <br />Members of City boards and commissions who wish to serve a consecutive term of office <br />must notify the City Council of their intent at least two months before the expiration of <br />the current term of office. To remind the incumbent of the impending deadline, the <br />Human Resources Manager or Assistant City Administrator will notify commission <br />members three months in advance of the expiration of their terms and invite them to <br />complete and submit an application highlighting accomplishments, personal contributions <br />to the commission, and ideas for improving the effectiveness of the commission for <br />review by the evaluation panel. <br /> <br />The general public will also be invited to apply for the vacancy in order to ensure that the <br />evaluation panel has a well-rounded group of applicants to choose from. The evaluation <br /> <br />~ Ordinance #97-10 amended City Code 2.03.02 changing terms of office for boards and commissions from two <br />years to four years and establishing a limitation of two consecutive fou~year terms, effective August 11, 1997. This <br />section of the policy reflects the change and is consistent with City Code. <br /> <br />Policy for Appointing Board and Commission Members as of 11-22-05 Page 3 of <br /> <br /> <br />