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Member urges vetting nominees: "attend a few meetings as guests before they get approved"
Summary
A committee member asked that prospective board nominees attend a few meetings as guests so current members can meet them before council confirmation, citing occasional unsuitable appointees.
At the meeting, a long-serving member argued for a vetting step before council confirmation, saying: "I think they ought to attend a few meetings as guests before they get approved so that we get to meet people that are gonna be on this board." The speaker added a concern that "every once in a while, somebody sneaks through the cracks that's really not on here to do what we do."
Other members noted the formal appointment pathway: S4 reminded the group that nominees must go to the council for approval, saying the council is "appointing new commissioners soon." The meeting included no immediate change to the appointment process; the suggestion was presented as internal practice guidance rather than a formal policy change.
