Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 04/11/2024

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next annual recruitment process. Interviews INTERVIEWS • Staff will arrange interview times and notify applicants and the City Council of the arrangements. • If there are more than five applicants per the total number of vacancies to be filled, the City Council will evaluate the applications and select five applicants to be interviewed. • Interview questions will be determined before the interview based on qualifications identified asnecessary, as well as to accurately identify each applicant's knowledge, skills, and abilities, and the benefits that the applicant, if appointed, may bring to the board or commission in the future. • All applicants will be asked the same questions. Depending on responses, some follow-up questions will differ from candidate to candidate for purposes of clarification. • The City Council will evaluate applicants by comparing responses to interview questions, information contained in the letter of interest/application, and potential contribution to the existing diversity of expertise, experience and geographic representation on the applicable boardor commission. • Interviews will not be televised but will be held in an open meeting. SELECTION • Recommendations from the City Council regarding appointments will be forwarded to the next regular meeting of the City Council for consideration. • When vacancies occur on the EDA, the Mayor will make a recommendation for appointment tothe City Council. • Except where a vacancy unexpectedly occurs, creating a vacant seat mid-term, all new appointments or reappointments to regular terms on a City board or commission will be effectiveon April 1. This is to allow the current members of the City Council the opportunity to review and select individuals for seats on boards and commissions. • Chair and Vice-chair selections are generally decided by each board or commission in April. The City Council desires to offer members the opportunity to grow their experience on the commission; therefore,following a maximum of two consecutive terms as Chair of the respective commission, a new Chair will be selected. The outgoing Chair may be appointed to the Vice-chair role NOTIFICATION TO APPLICANTS After appointments have been approved,the staff will notify all applicants of the results of the process and take the necessary steps to on-board new members. TERMS Board and Commission members shall serve four-year terms,with the exception of members ofthe Economic Development Authority serving six-year terms. There will be no limit to the number of terms that can be served. Terms will expire annually on March 31. Incumbents willbe allowed to continue to serve until a successor is appointed. 3