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STAFF REPORT TO:Parks & Recreation Commission FROM:Bryce Shearen, CPRP, Parks & Recreation/Community Services Director DATE:December 1, 2023 RE:Commissioner Terms and Reappointment Process ACTION REQUESTED For information purposes only. No action is requested. BACKGROUND The second term for Commissioners Rose Chu and Ron Horwath are expiring December 31, 2022. Commissioner Horwath has requested to be reappointed. Commission Chair Miller has been elected to the City Council and will need to vacate his position on the Parks & Recreation Commission at the end of the year. With the above changes, there will be one open seat for a three-year term and one open seat to fill the last year of Chair Millers' term. Currently, one application has been received and staff will be interviewing before December 9. The interview committee will be Parks & Recreation Director, Parks & Recreation Commission Chair, Mayor, and one City Council Member. After the interviews have been completed, the interview committee will make a recommendation to the City Council for appointments that will be acted on at the December 14, 2022, City Council meeting. Additionally, the Parks & Recreation Commission Ordinance calls for the Mayor to make a recommendation for the Parks & Recreation Commission Chair. The Mayor will make that recommendation at that December meeting, with the Council making the actual appointment. The Commission will select a Vice-Chair at the first meeting in January. TIMELINE Timeline for 2023 Appointments Process: November 28 – December 8 Interview with new applicants with Committee* December 9 Staff report to City Council with recommendations for Commission appointments December 14 City Council meeting for official Commissioner appointments and appointment of Commissioner Chair by City Council January 5 Parks & Recreation Commission appoints a Vice-Chair