CC PACKET 11282017 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 14, 2017 Page 7 Councilmember Gray stated he has been on the Council for 13 years and every Commission/ 1 Council seat has been an open application process with interviews conducted. He would be in 2 favor of an appointment. 3 4 Mayor Faust stated the application for the Planning Commission is on the website and there has 5 always been an application process. 6 7 Councilmember Stille stated there was a special election for Mayor in December 2004. For the 8 two Council positions, applications were gathered, they were interviewed, and appointments 9 were made. He stated the Council appoints the best candidate who will serve the community the 10 best. He would like to move towards an appointment rather than an election and stated had 11 Bonnie Brever’s resignation been 30 days earlier, there would have been three seats open on the 12 ballot. 13 14 Councilmember Jenson stated he is in favor of an appointment process. He noted 10 candidates 15 were interviewed when Bonnie Brever was appointed so it was a good, transparent, open, and 16 fair process. 17 18 Mayor Faust stated appointment is the right way to do this and requested the City Manager put 19 something out via the website by Friday. City Manager suggested the appointment be done at the 20 December 12 City Council Meeting. He stated it is important that the new person get to the LMC 21 New Member Meeting. 22 23 Ms. Maret Olson suggested the criteria be included on what they will be judged on along with 24 the application. 25 26 IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS – NONE.27 28 X. ADJOURNMENT. 29 30 Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 7:55 p.m. 31 32 33 Respectfully submitted, 34 Debbie Wolfe 35 TimeSaver off Site Secretarial, Inc. 36 37 38 39 Mayor 40 ATTEST: 41 City Clerk 42 43 15