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7.A.

City Council Meeting - FINAL

Meeting Date:: 02/19/2013
From:: Stacy Saltzburg, Deputy City Clerk

Information

TITLE:

Consideration of Appointments: Personnel Board.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Make two (2) appointments; one appointment to term expiring October 2017 and one appointment to term expiring October 2016.

Policy Decision or Reason for Action:

By making the above appointments, the Personnel Board will be brought to a near full membership and will be able to continue meeting on a regular basis. There are two applications on file, they are as follows:

Terry Davis (currently serving 1st term)
Jonathan Hasemeier

Financial Impact:

These are voluntary positions and there is no budgetary impact to the City of Flagstaff.

Connection to Council Goal:

Effective governance.

Has There Been Previous Council Decision on This:

None.

Options and Alternatives:

1) Appoint two board members: by appointing members at this time, the Personnel Board will be at near full membership, allowing the group to meet as needed and provide recommendations.

2) Table the action to allow for further discussion or to expand the list of candidates.

Background/History:

The Personnel Board consists of seven citizens serving five-year terms. There are currently two seats available.

The Personnel Board meets on an as-needed basis, they conduct hearings to insure that permanent, classified employees' rights are protected and that proper procedure is followed by the City concerning dismissal, demotion, or suspension. The Personnel Board forwards all recommendations to the City Manager who has final authority in all personnel matters.

Key Considerations:

It is important to fill the vacancies so as to allow the Board to continue meeting as needed.

Expanded Financial Considerations:

None.

Community Benefits and Considerations:

The City's boards, commissions, and committees were created to foster public participation and input ant to encourage Flagstaff citizens to take an active role in city government.

Community Involvement:

INFORM: The vacancies are posted on the City's website and individual recruitment and mention of the opening by Board members and City staff has occured, informing others of this vacancy through word of mouth.

Expanded Options and Alternatives:

COUNCIL INTERVIEW TEAM: Vice Mayor Evans and Councilmember Brewster.

Council Action:

2/19/2013 - EAB - Appoint Jonathan Hasemeier to Board, term expiring 10/2017; appoint Terry Davis to Board, term expiring 10/2016.

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