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HomeMy WebLinkAbout9B - City Council Appointment CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT MEETING DATE: september 18,2000 AGENDA #: 98 PREPARED BY: Frank Boyles, City Manager ~5 AGENDA ITEM: CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION OO~ APPOINTING A PERSON TO FILL THE EXISTING COUNCIL VACANCY. DISCUSSION: !:J!sto!X: As a result of the vacanCY on the CitY Council created by the resignation of Pete Schenck. the CitY has accepted applications from residents whO are interested in serving on the City Council. Q.urrent Circumstan~: The City Council has reviewed the five applications received from the candidates. taken the opportunity to talk with candidates by phone or In person and listened to presentations from the candidates at the last council meeting. Q.onclusio!!: The City Council needs to fill the vacancy by appointing a neW member to the City Council. This appointment would be effectiVe october 2, 2000 through December 31. 2001. Minnesota statutes provide that the Mayor shall make the appointment in the event of a tie vote by the four members of the council. The City Council should proceed on this appointment in an expedient but diligent manner SO there are again five members on the City Council. (1) Motion to adopt Resolution OO-XX appointing _ ~ be.Ska. to fill the current vacancy on the City Council with the term of this appointment expiring on December 31,2001. (2) Defer action to the next regular City Council meeting. ISSUES: AL TERNATlVES: RECOMMENDED MOTION: Alternative (1) 16200 Eagle Creek Ave. S.E.. Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 I Ph. (612) 447-4230 I Fax (612) 447-424! I~COUNCILIAGNRPTS\2000\0905 _ 9B.OOC AN EQUAL OppORTUNITY EMPLOYER T-- RESOLUTION OO~ Ss A RESOLUTON APPOINTING A PERSON TO FILL THE EXISTING CITY COUNCIL VACANCY. Motion By: Second By: WHEREAS, the City Council has publicly solicited applications to fill the currently vacant position on the City Council; and WHEREAS, such solicitation has resulted in the receipt of five applications; and WHEREAS, Council members had the opportunity to talk individually with each applicant; and WHEREAS, at the regular City Council meeting of September 5, 2000, the City Council heard presentations or received written comments from each of the applicants. Now THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Prior Lake that the following are hereby adopted: 1. Effective October 2, 2000, the City Council hereby appoints JO( c./~sk2 vacancy on the City Council, the term of which expires on December 31, 2001. to fill the PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2000. Mader Mader Ericson Ericson Gundlach Gundlach Petersen Petersen vacant Vacant YES NO {Seal} City Manager, City of Prior Lake 16200 Eagle Creek Ave. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER