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Commission votes to join city prosecutor selection panel
Summary
The commission moved and approved a recommendation that a Community Equity Commission member sit on the next prosecuting attorney selection committee; the city manager said he will include an equity commission representative when the position opens.
Stuart (commission member) moved that the city manager include a member of the Community Equity Commission on the selection committee for the prosecuting attorney; the motion was seconded and the commission approved the recommendation by voice vote.
David (city manager) described the existing process: the city manager convenes a selection panel for the prosecuting attorney that usually includes the chief of police and the director of planning; the prosecutor is appointed by the city manager and then ratified by the board of aldermen. He said the city previously included a community attorney on the panel and was open to adding a commission representative in future recruitment cycles.
Stuart and other commissioners said they wanted the commission to have input on prosecutor selection so the equity perspective is represented. David clarified that the municipal prosecutor functions as an administrative appointee who enforces city ordinances and represents city staff in court, which differs from the municipal judge selection process that is prescribed in the charter.
The commission recorded the motion and vote at the meeting; commissioners did not specify a member to serve and indicated they will supply a designee when the position reopens. The city manager said the next open prosecuting attorney recruitment would be the appropriate time to include the equity commission representative.
