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City Council Meeting Minutes December 5, 2023 Page 5 of 6 Clerk Muth stated the City Council appointed Councilmembers Hamlington and Hoefner to review the written applications for board and commission vacancies and make recommendations. The committee met on November 27 to review the written applications and the meeting packet includes their recommendations on who to appoint to a board without an interview, and who to bring back for an interview with the full council. Muth noted there was an error in the packet and Jennifer Hunt's application was omitted. Councilmembers Hamlington and Hoefner both agree Ms. Hunt should be added to the Planning Commission interview list. The Council should discuss the recommendations from the committee, determine if the Council has any changes, and approve a final list of applicants for interview. After the interviews, the Council will discuss the appointments for all positions. The Council will then vote on the final board appointments on December 19. Councilmember Hoefner noted the quality of the applications was amazing and the fact that so many people are willing to volunteer for the City speaks to the quality of residents we have. He and Councilmember Hamlington used the same criteria and compared scores and generated recommendations based on that. They tried to be objective and fair to both those reapplying and new applicants. In a perfect process we would have interviewed everyone but that is just not possible. Councilmember Hamlington stated we have such an engaged community and she thanked everyone for their interest in serving. It was very difficult to create this recommended list. She reiterated the process they used to make the list and the intent is to have a robust discussion of the list this evening. Councilmember Hoefner stated they do recommend Jennifer Hunt be added to the interview list for the Planning Commission. Councilmember Hamlington stated when Ms. Hunt's application was scored with the criteria she ranked highly and she should be added to the interview list. Public Comments Sherry Sommer, Louisville, stated she would all like all of the Planning Commission members who reapplied be included in the interview list. Josh Cooperman, Louisville, recommended that Julia Cline be included in the interview list as she would bring new perspectives to the City as a renter and a female board member. Maxine Most, Louisville, asked that applications should be complete or not be included in the review. She asked to see the criteria rubric that were used be made public.