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Council discusses mayor's committee appointments and selection process
Summary
Council members discussed item 3.7, a list of mayoral appointments to regional boards and committees. Speakers said the mayor proposed assignments and described past practice favoring senior members; one speaker said staff had cautioned about the Brown Act.
Item 3.7 concerns the mayor's appointments of council members to regional boards and committees. Council member (S4) described the item as "an item just with the mayor making committee appointments to various different regional boards and committees," and said the mayor had proposed specific assignments.
A council member (S1) asked whether council members were consulted and what rationale guided the selections. Another speaker (S5) said past practice gave more senior council members "first dibs" on assignments and that they had "been trying to make sure that I wasn't in violation of the Brown Act," adding that city staff had advised caution and that individual council members could request changes.
Several council members noted different customary approaches to appointments. Council member (S3) said mayors traditionally make these appointments and that practices vary from consulting every potential appointee to making an initial list and allowing individuals to raise concerns afterward. Speakers repeatedly framed the item as the mayor's prerogative while acknowledging requests for clarification from colleagues. The transcript shows discussion of the process but does not record a final amendment or change to the mayor's proposed list in the provided excerpt.
