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representation on other boards or commissions. The CoUncil's recommendations were <br />included in the organizational resolution considered by the Council in Case #1. <br /> <br />2) <br /> <br />Board and Commission Appointment Process <br />City Administrator NOrman stated that in 1996, the City Council adopted a policy for <br />appointing members to the City bOards and commissions. The policy 'was revised in late <br />2001, and the Council discUssed in a work session making further changes to the <br />appointing process that once again establishes the Personnel Committee as Part of the <br />"evaluation panel"; the new evaluation panel language would include a weighted ballot to <br />the commission representation as to equal votes of the Persormel Committee <br />representation. Additionally, it was noted that at times the evaluation panel will not have <br />both the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board or Commission and language was <br />recommended that a .Chair designee be allowed to serve as part of the evaluation panel. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman inquired <br />recommendation to the City COuncil. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman replied yes. <br /> <br />if the Personnel Committee would give a <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman inquired as to why the CommiSsion members would receive <br />i ~½ votes. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kurak explained that that was done to assure that their input would <br />count. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Kurak, seconded by CounCilmember Cook, to approve the changes to <br />the Policy for Appointing Members of City Boards and Commissions by making changes to the <br />evaluation process portion of the policy. <br /> <br />-82- <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, coUncilmembers Kurak, Cook, Elvig, Pearson, <br />Strommen and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />3) <br /> <br />Board & Commission Policies (Chapter 2) <br />City Administrator Norman stated that three separate items were discussed under Board <br />and Commission Policies, which were related to Chapter 2 of the City Code and included <br />Term Limits, EcOnomic Development Commission, and Board & Commission Removal <br />for Cause. No changes were recommended on the term limit 'poliCy, .however, changes <br />were recommended for elimination of Economic Development CommissiOn language and <br />language changes for removal of Board or CommiSsion members. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kurak inquired if the issue could be <br />Committee meeting for further discussion. <br /> <br />City Council/January 14, 2003 <br /> Page 22 of 27 <br /> <br />added to the next PersOnnel <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />