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Commissioner Duncan asks for open discussion on advisory-board interviews
Summary
Commissioner Duncan asked the board to make the annual advisory-board application and interview process more public by discussing interview candidates in open sessions rather than finalizing selections behind closed or informal discussions.
Commissioner Duncan said she prefers that the board publicly discuss which advisory-board applicants each commissioner wants to interview before selections are finalized.
“For this year, I would prefer that when all the applications come in, that we have a public discussion on who each one of us wants to interview,” Duncan said. She said past practice felt like “two of three said they want this person” and that she would rather the reasons for choices be aired in public.
Commissioner Eberlein agreed briefly with the approach. The board did not vote or change formal procedures at the status update; Duncan’s request stood as direction to staff to present applicants in a way that allows an open discussion on interview choices.
Ending: No policy change was adopted; commissioners indicated support for more transparent handling of advisory-board interviews and asked staff to surface applicant lists for a public conversation when the cycle opens.
