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City Council Meeting Minutes October 3, 2017 Page 6 of 11 3 Three (3) appointees shall serve terms that begin on January 1, 2018 and extend two years Motioner and seconder accepted the friendly amendment VOICE VOTE All in favor. DISCUSSION/DIRECTION — BOARD AND COMMISSION TERM LIMITS City Clerk Muth stated on July 25 the City Council discussed a new application process for board and commission applicants. At that time, Council did not make a determination whether or not to institute term limits for board and commission members. Muth reviewed the suggestions for term limits: • Members may serve up to two consecutive terms for all boards except Planning Commission • Members may serve up to 12 consecutive years on Planning Commission (equal to two of the Commission's six-year terms) • Required one-year respite from serving on a board before reapplying • Council may recruit/appoint a member beyond the two -term limit if there are no candidates for the position • Limits would apply to anyone appointed in 2018 or later Mayor Muckle called for discussion Councilmember Loo stated term limits were not needed and Council needs to be able to not reappoint people if needed. Councilmember Leh agreed with Councilmember Loo. He stated Council is elected to make these appointments and Council should use their discretion in appointments and cycle new people in as needed Mayor Muckle agreed Councilmember Stolzmann stated term limits would be a good addition, would increase the diversity of community members on a board, new input is positive As proposed the term limits are very generous Expanding the chances to serve is a good thing Short terms should be counted toward the maximum. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton thought it healthy to have term limits. Term limits should be 9-10 years for a typical board or commission and 12 for the Planning Commission He felt if there is no consensus on this, Council should move on Councilmember Maloney originally was in favor of this, Council had a history of always reappointing people He now feels Council can pick the best person for each position