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City Council Meeting Minutes September 20, 2016 Page 7 of 11 Sherry Sommer, 910 South Palisade Court, asked what are the criteria the Council uses to reappoint someone. Mayor Muckle suggested tabling the issue for this year. He stated if there are people who are not contributing to a board they should not be reappointed. The Council can be clear with applicants that they may not be reappointed and we want new members on boards who bring new perspectives. There is a way to move it forward and get turnover without imposing term limits. He challenged the Council to achieve this goal without imposing term limits. Councilmember Stolzmann suggested changes to the appointment process: televising the interviews and deliberations, competency questions for technical boards, questions determined ahead of time, scoring criteria, and 15 -minute interviews. These changes would hold the Council to a higher standard. Councilmember Leh agreed this is the answer. He stated the Council should make clearer what appointment expectations are. Councilmember Loo stated televising is not a good idea as it will intimidate many applicants. It would make the process unconducive to getting a wide range of people and limit the number of applicants. People are already nervous about the interview. Councilmember Keany stated standardizing questions and a scoring sheet would be good. He agreed televising the interviews might be intimidating to applicants. He stated it is hard to judge competency in an interview. Someone might not interview well but be more than competent and function well on a board. Tom Tennesson noted on his appointment to the Local Licensing Authority he was given a huge book to understand what they do. It was with the help of existing members that he developed the competency and a proficiency that makes him a good member now. He stated it would be ill-advised to try to judge competency in an interview setting. Councilmember Maloney stated it doesn't sound like there is support for this for this year, but gaining broader involvement would be really good. We should be better at looking at all applications and giving them an honest shot. Mayor Muckle asked staff to work a scoring sheet and interview questions stating he would help in that endeavor. Councilmember Keany wondered if all reapplicants should be asked "why should we reappoint you?" as a way to get better information. ESTABLISHING AN IMPACT FEE LIAISON COMMITTEE AND APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS