The Cypress City Council completed its annual commission recruitment on June 23, appointing residents to five open seats across the Recreation & Community Services, Senior Citizens and Traffic Commissions and approving minor edits to the boards, commissions and committees policy manual.

City Clerk staff reported that interviews were held for 26 applicants and the council reached consensus on appointments. The council appointed Kenna Russell and Quintin Bentley to the Recreation & Community Services Commission; Marilyn Reams and Lehi Button to the Senior Citizens Commission; and Robert Bestian to the Traffic Commission. The council also designated alternates who will serve if vacancies arise and appointed Linda Croce to fill the remainder of a vacated senior commission seat.

The clerk's report said Cynthia Fain (listed in the transcript as Commissioner Fane) missed four regular meetings within a 12‑month period, which exceeds the council’s attendance policy. Recreation staff said the director had notified Fain after three absences and followed up after her fourth absence; staff told the council she indicated she had no objection to removal. "When I spoke with her, I talked to her about the attendance requirement, and she said that that was fine," Recreation staff said during the meeting.

Why it matters: commissioners serve four‑year terms under standard practice; council also approved policy changes to clarify eligibility for the youth action committee and to update term‑limit language to reflect the annual recruitment cadence.

Outcome: the motion to adopt staff recommendations and appoint the slate of new commissioners carried unanimously. Council also approved the minor policy manual revisions as presented.

Ending: The council thanked all applicants for their interest and encouraged those not selected this cycle to pursue other volunteer opportunities with the city; staff will manage the onboarding of new commissioners and update the public rosters.