Title
Discuss City Council Preferencing for 2022 Boards & Commissions Appointments
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic & Economic Growth
(1E: Increase community involvement and participation within local government / community)
MEETING DATE: August 16, 2022
DEPARTMENT: City Attorney / City Secretary
CONTACT: Mark Houser, City Attorney
Empress Drane, City Secretary
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: discussion only - no action
ITEM SUMMARY:
• On Tuesday, August 23, 2022, the City Council will meet in special session to appoint members to the various boards & commissions of the city.
• Prior to the special meeting,
o individual Council Members may prepare and submit to the City Secretary his or her list of preferred nominees; and
o the City Council may meet in work session, without action, to discuss preferencing nominations, prior to the special meeting held to appointment members.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• Each board consists of members appointed to two-year terms with approximately half of all terms expiring in staggered years.
• The City Council may fill expired terms with incumbent or new members. Additionally, the Council may remove / replace members with unexpired terms at any time, with or without cause.
• Nearly 120 new candidates and incumbent members applied to serve on the various boards & commissions in 2022, with almost 71% of those participating in candidate interviews.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY: N/A
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: N/A