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Council names members to industrial-incentive board; debate over committee and candidate interviews
Summary
The mayor announced appointments to the Industrial & Commercial Incentive Board and proposed an interview committee to consider candidates for the interim public works commissioner; at least one council member urged direct nomination and vote rather than a committee process.
The mayor announced appointments to the Industrial & Commercial Incentive Board, naming Matt Veach as chair and appointing Heidi Owen West, Tom Ruhan, Sue Rogan and Rod Sutton to the board.
A council member asked that Assistant City Assessor David Eaton be assigned to the board for his assessment expertise; colleagues discussed whether to include city employees on the board and the appropriate composition for decisions tied to assessments.
Separately, the mayor said he will bring forward a public-works interview committee to review resumes submitted by the Aug. 16 deadline for the vacant Commissioner of Public Works post. One council member objected, calling the committee a waste of time and urging immediate nomination and a vote instead of a committee-led process. The mayor said he intended to convene the committee to interview candidates; debate continued about how best to proceed.
The council did not finalize appointments to the interim post at this meeting; the mayor said he will continue the process next week.
