Chair outlines plan for two interview panels; commission targets early-to-mid April

The Chair said the commission will set up two interview panels for candidates and "invite some other stakeholders from the community and, other, service providers and city government to, augment the commission." The plan calls for candidates to rotate so each faces both panels and for commissioners to compare notes afterward.

Commissioners discussed timing and logistics. Staff proposed afternoon sessions and suggested a roughly two-hour block with individual interviews of about 30–40 minutes. "So it it looks like a more a morning, 9 to noon or, you know, an afternoon, 1 to 4," the Chair said as the group weighed options and possible dates (staff suggested the 9th or 16th as options). One member noted an election duty on the 7th that could complicate scheduling.

Staff said they would circulate a draft list of stock questions for the panels to review and approve by email before the interviews. A committee member asked administrative staff to "make sure that each candidate that we are gonna be interviewing do do in fact, meet the minimum requirements that, what is what is stated in the job description is in fact being met by each candidate." The group also discussed briefing panelists before interviews and allowing short debrief time after each rotation.

The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn and a vocal "aye"; the specific vote tally was not specified in the record.