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Council considers triennial board appointment schedule and ranked worksheets for nominees
Summary
City staff proposed changing board appointments from a single annual process to three cycles per year and adding a worksheet to help councilmembers evaluate applicants; council discussed board recommendations, staff involvement, and political risks of numeric rankings.
Stephanie Coggins, the city secretary, proposed moving Amarillo’s board and commission appointments from a single annual action to a three‑time schedule that would spread appointments across the year and reduce turnover clustering. The proposal also includes transition language and an option to keep applications open year‑round while formally opening specific windows for advertised boards.
Staff offered a procedural option: provide council a worksheet or ballot to rank applicants as a starting point for public deliberation. Some councilmembers said numeric rankings risk politicizing the process or unfairly labeling applicants; others supported using board and staff recommendations to inform council. Council directed staff to draft an ordinance on the triennial schedule (expected Aug–Sept) and to pilot a non‑binding worksheet before requiring numerical ranks.
