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12/18/84 Page -4- Councilman Fauson Commented that he felt the City Clerk po:~ition should remain an elected position. Favored increasing the salary for the position an~i keeping it a vote of the public. Councilman Luce Commented that he didn't. feel having an election to fill the position would be warranted; because of the expense of an election. Councilman Luce moved, Councilman Cussen seconded that Council instruct the City Administrator to advertise this position to the public and to make a recommendation back to Council on the appointment of the City Clerk position. Councilman Leary Conunented that he did not favor having an election for the replacement of the City Clerk. He concurred with Councilman Fauson that the position should be public; however he did not feel it was appropriate, on an elected position, to have the City Administrator make a recommendation for they replacement of the City Clerk position. He felt this should be a Council appoint- ment. For example, should there be 3-4 applicants from the community, Mr. Leary didn't think it was an appropriate role to put the Manager in to make an appoint- ment for such an elected official. There- fore he would vote against the motion unless it was amended to take that part out. Councilman Luce Conunented that the reason the motion was made as it was - was for reasons of cost efficiency there has been a recommendation that that position be combined with other duties, which he felt at the moment made a great deal of sense. Secondly the intent inciicating that there would be a recommenda- tion to Council is that the Manager then, thx-ough the Personnel function would be per- fox-ming the interviewing process in order to determine who was relatively qualified. Un]_ess Council wishes to go through that process, it seemed to him that it was ap- propriate for a recommendation to come back to Council. If Council doesn't feel that is an appropriate recommendation they care appoint someone else.