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Council Member Hartnett said a Spring citywide recruitment was a good idea to focus attention on how important the Council felt these appointments were to good governance. He said Interview Sessions right before Council Meetings tended to be rushed, and spoke in favor of having them on alternate nights. He said the proposed swearing-in ceremony scheduled only a few days after the appointments were made didn't give people adequate time to prepare and may put a burden on staff. MEMO 3/17/98 Council Member Ruskin spoke in favor of Interview Sessions on other than Monday nights, and said he was willing to be flexible if Thursday nights were not convenient. He recommended new wording for the application, changing questions to declarative statements regarding the role of board, committee and commission members, and submitted it to the City Clerk. Council Member Ruskin said it was important to let applicants know that "some board activities and actions do not go to the Council, other actions will serve as advice to the Council." He also asked that since each applicant could apply to two boards, committees or commissions on one application, tWo spaces should be provided, one for each choice. MEMO 3/17/98 MIS: CLAIRE/BAIN ACCEPT THE CONCEPT OF A CITYWIDE SPRING RECRUITMENT; ADD THE PILOT, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTERS, AND THE CITY'S WEB PAGE TO THE ADVERTISING LIST; INCORPORATE VICE MAYOR RUSKIN'S COMMENTS INTO THE APPLICATION FORM; ACCEPT THE PROPOSED INTERVIEW SCHEDULE ON THURSDAY NIGHTS; AND CHANGE THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY TO JUNE 11 Council Member Claire said he has worked Tuesday and Wednesday nights for the last twenty years, and he would prefer Thursday night Interview Sessions. MEMO 3/17/98 City Manager Everett suggested having one Interview Session on Wednesday and two on Thursday, or some variation thereof. MEMO 3/17/98 Vice Mayor Ruskin suggested an amendment to the motion, removing the schedule of Interview Sessions and leaving it to the staff to schedule them in a staggered way so every Council Member would have the opportunity to attend at least one session. MEMO 3/17/98 Council Member Claire said he didn't want staff to be put in a position of choosing between two Council Member's schedules. He suggested an alternate amendment, that the Council determines the Interview Session at a later point in time. Vice Mayor Ruskin, maker of the amendment, and Council Member Bain, seconder of the motion, agreed. MEMO 3/17/98 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 56 MARCH 16, 1998 MINUTES Page No. 324 PAGE 6