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Council revises application wording for boards and commissions, debates interview and transparency practices
Summary
After a lengthy workshop discussion, council voted to split the final application question into two new prompts and to add links to governing ordinances and applicable governance/ethics materials; members debated but did not require recorded mayor interviews or mandatory in-person attendance for appointees.
Councilors spent an extended portion of the meeting reviewing proposed changes to the boards-and-commissions appointment process and a draft governance manual.
City Administrator Mark summarized the purpose: to improve consistency, ensure candidates understand duties and to streamline reappointment criteria. Council discussed tradeoffs between more detailed written applications and in-person…
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