[1. Resolution confirming Mayor LaGrand's appointment of Ken Miguel-Cipriano to the Mobile GR Commission]
[00:00:11]
THE COMMITTEE ON APPOINTMENTS TO ORDER AT 8 A.M. ONE RESOLUTION ON THE AGENDA TODAY.
A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING MAYOR LEGRAND'S APPOINTMENT OF KEN MCGILL TO THE MOBILE GR COMMISSION. SUPPORT CONVERSATION ON THIS APPOINTMENT, MR. CHAIR, I'LL JUST ADD. GLAD TO SEE. I KNOW WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT FINALLY GETTING SOMEONE FROM THE FIRST WARD. I KNOW THAT'S IMPORTANT TO TRY AND GET OUR BOARDS REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR FULL POPULATION WITHIN THE CITY. SO HAPPY TO SEE MR. MIGUEL CIPRIANO STEPPING UP AND SERVING ON THIS ONE. WONDERFUL. I'LL JUST ADD THAT MR. CIPRIANO IS ALSO A PAST MOBILE GR EMPLOYEE, SO HAS SOME KNOWLEDGE OF THE DEPARTMENT. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK WITH ALL OF OUR AWARDS, THERE'S DIFFERENT AREAS. BUT HE'S IN THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST PART OF THE FIRST WARD, SO I THINK THAT'S ALSO ESPECIALLY HELPFUL TOO. THANKS. WONDERFUL. I'M HAPPY THAT HE WILL ADD SUCH GOOD EXPERIENCE TO THE BOARD. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE, AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. IT
[2. Discussion on the current Board and Commission Vacancy List - September 23, 2025]
CARRIES. NOW, MISS BOSKER, CAN YOU PLEASE LEAD THE DISCUSSION ON THE CURRENT BOARD AND COMMISSION VACANCY LIST? SURE. YES. WE'VE GOT. IT WAS LIGHT TODAY, OBVIOUSLY, BUT WE'VE GOT QUITE A BIT IN THE WORKS HOPING TO HAVE A COUPLE OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE WATER SYSTEM ADVISORY COUNCIL IN OCTOBER, AND THEN ALSO AT LEAST A COUPLE OF THE HOUSING APPEAL BOARD POSITIONS. SO THAT SHOULD BE GOOD TO FILL SOME OF THOSE UP BEFORE THE END OF YEAR. WE COULD STILL USE APPLICATIONS AND INTEREST IN THE SOUTH DIVISION. GRANVILLE AVENUE THERE. THAT'S THERE'S A COUPLE VACANCIES AND I THINK A COUPLE MORE COMING AT THE END OF THE YEAR WITH TERMS EXPIRING AND PEOPLE NOT WANTING TO CONTINUE SERVING. SO IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE A ROBUST POOL OF APPLICANTS FOR THAT ONE. AND THEN URBAN AGRICULTURE IS ANOTHER THAT'S GOT QUITE A FEW VACANCIES. SO THAT'S THE SAME WHERE THERE'S SOME INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONER APPOINTMENTS. WE COULD USE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEN JUST APPLICANTS AND INTERESTED PEOPLE TO CONSIDER. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, MISS BOSKER. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR CONCERNS? COLLEAGUES. THANKS. YES, COMMISSIONER. I JUST WANTED TO ADD THE ONES WHERE THEY ARE INDIVIDUAL COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS. SO COMMISSIONER KNIGHT HAS ONE AN URBAN AG AND I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH HER ON THAT. BUT WHEN WE WERE IN ANOTHER DISCUSSION, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU AND MISS MISS BHASKER HAD A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT IT. SO IF IT IF IT IS JUST, I GUESS IT'S REPEATED THAT COMMISSIONER BELCHECK WAS ASKING ABOUT IF SHE COULD SEE ALL THE APPOINTMENTS THAT SHE ESSENTIALLY ALL THE APPOINTMENTS THAT EACH ONE OF US HAS THAT ARE WARD SPECIFIC, EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT OPEN. SHE WAS SAYING THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HER TO BE ABLE TO VIEW WHAT IS SOLELY HER RESPONSIBILITY TO FORWARD TO THE BOARD. SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. THAT'S A GOOD NOTE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION OR NOTES? YOU ALL OKAY? YES, COMMISSIONER. SO WE HAVE OUR SPECIAL MEETING THAT WE HAVE NEXT WEEK, TUESDAY, RIGHT AT 8:00. THAT WILL BE HERE IN THESE CHAMBERS TO DISCUSS, I THINK. IS IT IN THE CHAMBERS OR IS IT 601601I BELIEVE, YEAH. BUT YES. AND THAT'S TO DISCUSS. WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT OUR YEAR END APPOINTMENTS AND OTHER PROCESS PIECES OKAY. YES. ANOTHER GOOD POINT. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. WE ALSO WANTED I'M HOPING WE CAN DELVE MORE INTO BACKGROUND WHAT WE REQUIRE FOR BACKGROUND FOR OUR APPLICANTS, FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. SO THAT'LL BE A GOOD DISCUSSION. I'M HAPPY THAT TIME WORKED FOR ALL OF US. AND THEN THAT MAY SHIFT THE WAY SOME PROCESSES GO FOR THIS COMMITTEE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT WAS VERY LONG. WE WILL ADJOURN THE COMMITTEE ON* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.