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INJEWd <br />V <br />KAI <br />the City that works for yr)u <br />Council Worksession <br />February 9, 2016 <br />5:00 pm <br />Present: Mayor Valerie Johnson <br />Councilmember Gina Bauman <br />Councilmember Brian Strub <br />Councilmember Paul Jacobsen <br />Councilmember Mary Burg <br />Absent: <br />Staff in Attendance: Dean Lotter <br />Guests in Attendance: <br />City Council Photos <br />The Council took group photos. <br />Review of Commissioner Applications <br />Lotter reviewed the commissioner applications received by staff. He requested the Council discuss the <br />applicants and make a recommendation as to which individuals would be interviewed at a future meeting. He <br />noted the Planning Commission has four vacancies and the City received five applications. He indicated the <br />EDC has four vacancies and the City received one applicant. He explained Mr. Carter was willing to serve <br />wherever the Council placed him. He commented PREC has three vacancies at this time and the City had three <br />interested applicants. The Public Safety Advisory Committee had two vacancies and staff received two <br />applications. Lastly, the Civil Service Commission had one vacancy. He stated now may be the time to <br />disband the Civil Service Commission and use these public servants in another manner. <br />Councilmember Jacobsen did not believe it was necessary to interview sitting Commission members again if <br />they were interested in being reappointed to a Commission or Committee. <br />Councilmember Bauman agreed with this recommendation. <br />Councilmember Strub also wanted to streamline the reapplication process, so long as new Councilmembers <br />were comfortable with this process. <br />Mayor Johnson did not believe Commission members had to be re -interviewed by the entire City Council, but <br />thought it would benefit new Councilmembers to introduce themselves to these members of the community. <br />With that being said, she recommended the Council focus on the Planning Commission application members <br />that were not returning members. <br />City Manager Lotter noted Chair Howard would not be returning to the Planning Commission. In a <br />conversation he had with Chair Howard, he expressed his recommendation that Erin Nichols-Matkaiti serve as <br />the Planning Commission's next Chair. He recommended that the Planning Commission make a <br />recommendation to the City Council for this position. <br />