REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Board and Commission Appointments
Report
DISCUSSION
Names of applicants, the applicants' preferences (when the applicant has applied for more than one board or commission), and terms of appointments are as follows:
Arts Commission (1 term to 6/30/2017)
Lawson, Robert (only preference)
Springer, Wendy (1st preference)
Valenzuela, Kenneth (1st preference)
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (Category One: 1 term to 6/30/2017)
Mattis, John (only preference)
Okuzumi, Margaret (only preference)
Veitch, Tonya (only preference)
Heritage Preservation Commission (1 term to 6/30/2018)
Dietrich, Hannalore (only preference)
Valenzuela, Kenneth (2nd preference)
Parks and Recreation Commission (1 term to 6/30/2018)
Kwok, Minjung (only preference)
Schneck, Andrea (only preference)
Springer, Wendy (2nd preference)
Sustainability Commission (Category Two: 1 term to 6/30/2017)
Glazebrook, Brian (only preference)
Joesten, Stephen (only preference)
Pressman, Barbara (only preference)
Terms will be effective September 17, 2014. Following appointments, the staff liaison for each board or commission will provide a board-specific orientation and each new member is required to take the Oath of Office, sign the Model of Excellence, and attend the Board and Commission Orientation hosted by the Office of the City Clerk. A ceremonial oath will be offered to all incoming members.
EXISTING POLICY
On May 15, 2012, Council adopted revisions to Council Policy 7.2.19 Boards and Commissions regarding the appointment of board and commission members to allow for ranked-choice paper votes or individual candidate votes, at the discretion of the Mayor. On September 11, 2012, the issue of ranked-choice paper votes was referred back to the Council Subcommittee on Boards and Commissions for further discussion. The ranked-choice paper vote method will not be used at this time.
The individual candidate vote method...
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