Following every municipal election, the Mayor and Council select members to serve on a variety of boards or commissions that operate under separate authority but include Councilmembers as voting or nonvoting members.  The names of the organizations, their usual meeting dates and times and the 2014-2016 Billings members are shown on the attached list.  The Mayor and Council will discuss these appointments at the February 16 work session and will make final selections at this meeting.

City Council may:

• Approve appointments to the boards and commissions, or;
• Disapprove some or all appointments.  Disapproval would diminish the City's influence with these boards and commissions.

There should not be a significant financial impact.  Councilmembers are eligible for actual travel expense reimbursement and at least one of the organizations reimburses the individual or the City for travel costs.

Staff recommends that the Mayor and Council select from among its members to serve as the City's representatives on the subject boards and commissions.