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Palo Alto council appoints new members to three commissions after ranked voting
Summary
City Council filled vacancies on the Human Relations, Parks and Recreation, and Public Art commissions after multi-round voting. Results include three appointments to the Human Relations Commission, two to Parks & Rec, and two to Public Art; two ties required second-round ballots.
Palo Alto City Council on Oct. 22 appointed new members to the Human Relations Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission and Public Art Commission following a multi-round vote that required additional ballots to resolve two ties.
The council filled three vacancies on each commission. Christine Pryor, assistant city clerk, explained that each council member cast one vote per vacancy and that four votes were required to appoint a candidate. Pryor oversaw paper ballots for council members present and an emailed ballot for the one member attending remotely.
The Human Relations Commission appointments in the first round were Michelle Kraus, Salwa Ansari and Sridharakarnam (last name as presented). Pryor announced: “Michelle Kraus, Salwa Ansari, and Sridharakarnam are appointed to the Human Relations Commission.”
For the Parks and Recreation Commission the first round yielded two clear appointments — Nellis Freeman and Roger Smith — and a tie between Mark…
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