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FRANK BOYLES, CITY MANAGER ~
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF COUNCIL EMBER
APPOINTMENTS AS LIAISONS TO CITY BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS.
MARCH 16,1998
The City Council adopted its revised Bylaws on March 2,
1998. The Bylaws provide that the City Council is to
appoint one of its members as liaison to each board and
commission. This agenda item is intended to conclude
these appointments.
At the March 2, 1998 meeting, Councilmember Wuellner
was appointed the liaison to the Library / Resource Center
Building Committee. The City's remaining committees and
commissions requiring liaison appointment are: Planning
Commission, Park Advisory Committee, and Lake
Advisory Committee.
By acting as liaison to a committee, Councilmembers will
appreciate a broader understanding of City Government
and the issues it faces. It is therefore useful to have
Councilmembers who may not otherwise be familiar with
certain City boards and commissions become liaison to
that body. With this in mind, the following appointments
are suggested for Council consideration:
Planning Commission - Councilmember Pete Schenck
Park Advisory Committee - Councilmember Jim Petersen
Lake Advisory Committee Councilmember Tom
Kedrowski
1) Accept the staff recommendation as proposed
2) Revise recommendations and make appointments
RECOMMENDATION: The liaison position has a two-fold purpose. In the first
place, it will help the Councilmembers to learn more about
aspects of City government which they may not be familiar
with. Second, the liaison position offers a better
opportunity for information to flow from the Council to the
Commission and from the Commission to the Council. My
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recommendations for appointment were based upon these
facts. Councilmember Kedrowski has served on the
Planning Commission, and Councilmember Schenck has
not. Councilmember Petersen is very familiar with Lake
related issues, but Councilmember Kedrowski is not a
lakeside resident and may bring a new perspective.
Councilmember Petersen has not had the opportunity to
work extensively with Parks or Planning. Liaison
appointments are for a one year period. At the end of this
year, Councilmembers will have the opportunity to work
in another area of our organization.
ACTION
REQUIRED:
Motion and Second to make liaison appointments.
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