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CALL THE COMMITTEE ON APPOINTMENTS TO ORDER AT 8 A.M. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA
[1. Resolution approving the City Commission's appointment of Reina Watanabe as an alternate to the Utility Advisory Board]
THIS MORNING. FIRST, A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY COMMISSION'S APPOINTMENT OF RENA WATANABE AS AN ALTERNATE TO THE UTILITY ADVISORY BOARD. SO MOVED. MOVED AND SUPPORTED.COMMENTS ON THIS RESOLUTION. COLLEAGUES. YES, MISS FOSTER? I'LL JUST MENTION THAT RENA IS A CITY STAFF MEMBER WHO'S RECOMMENDED BY THE DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES TO FILL THIS ROLE.
WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, MISS FOSTER. ANYTHING FURTHER? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
[2. Discussion on the current Board and Commission Vacancy List - August 25, 2026]
I THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. AND NOW, MISS FOSTER, IF YOU COULD LEAD US THROUGH A DISCUSSION ON THE CURRENT BOARD AND COMMISSION VACANCY LIST. WE'RE STILL A LITTLE BIT IN THE SPACE THAT WE WERE AT THE LAST MEETING. SO WAITING FOR A COUPLE OF VETTING TO WRAP UP AND APPOINTMENT DECISIONS, HOPING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH LAND BANK SOON AND FILLING THE LAST SPACE ON THE HOUSING APPEAL BOARD. AND THEN WE'RE STILL KEEPING ON THE RADAR, THE LOCAL OFFICERS COMPENSATION COMMISSION, WHICH WILL BE DOWN A COUPLE OF MEMBERS SOON NEXT MONTH. AND THEN WORKING ON JUST SORT OF MOVING FORWARD AND MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR, GETTING EVERYTHING IN A ROW. THE MEMBERS, CURRENT MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE THEIR REGULAR REAPPLY NOTIFICATION IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, AND THEN WE'LL POWER THROUGH THE VETTING AND RECEIVE FEEDBACK FROM LIAISONS AND BE PREPARED FOR THAT END OF YEAR MEETING IN DECEMBER. WONDERFUL. I DID HAVE A GREAT DISCUSSION WITH THE MAYOR YESTERDAY ON A LOT OF THESE APPOINTMENTS, SUCH AS THE POSSIBLE FOR A FOLKS ROLLING OFF OF MOBILE GR FOR THE LOCAL OFFICERS COMPENSATION. I HIGHLIGHTED COMMISSIONER SASSY THAT WE NEED A SECOND ORDER FOR THAT, AND HE ALSO IS IN CONVERSATION ABOUT THE LAND BANK AUTHORITY AS WELL THAT HAS AN APPOINTMENT COMING UP. SO WE HAVE SEVERAL BODIES THAT WILL HAVE SOME SOME PIVOTING AND SHIFTING, BUT IT IS GOOD TO SEE THAT WE HAVE MOST OF THEM ARE FULL. SO THANK YOU, MISS BOSKER AND THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND EVERYONE HERE ON THIS COMMITTEE FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. ANY COMMENTS REGARDING OUR CURRENT VACANCIES, COMMISSIONER? YES. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANKS FOR THIS OVERVIEW, MISS FOSTER. SO WE JUST GOT DONE WITH THE PRIMARY ELECTION, AND NOVEMBER SEEMS LIKE A FAR TIME AWAY. AND IT'S NOT. AND WE KNOW THE ELECTION REALLY STARTS AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER WHEN THOSE ABSENTEE BALLOTS GO OUT. DO WE WANT TO PUT FOR THIS COMMITTEE, YOU KNOW, AND CITY CLERK AND MISS BOSKER, YOU LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU ALL THINK IN TERMS OF WHAT SHOULD BE THE EXPECTATIONS OF THIS BODY AS WE MOVE INTO THIS GENERAL ELECTION. AND, YOU KNOW, MISS BOSKER, YOU TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SENDING OUT THOSE REMINDERS, INDIVIDUALS, GETTING THOSE THINGS TOGETHER. AND, YOU KNOW, WE I THINK WE'VE BEEN DOING IT EARLIER AND ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU'VE BEEN HERE, I THINK THE PROCESS HAS BEEN GREATLY IMPROVED. AND ALSO PEOPLE DON'T RESPOND. SO DO WE WANT TO PUT SOME PARAMETERS OR SOME TIMELINES? DO YOU THINK THAT'S NECESSARY? CITY CLERK OF. THERE'S A BIT OF A PERIOD WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T EXPECT THAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AN APPOINTMENT BECAUSE WE'VE GOT THIS OR THAT. AND IF WE THERE ARE SOME BODIES WHO WE KNOW, LIKE THERE'S GOING TO BE THREE THAT ROLL OFF. WE NEED TO REALLY MAKE SURE WE CONNECT WITH THEM. OTHERS THAT ARE NOT YOUR CONCERN. SO JUST LOOKING FOR A LITTLE BIT OF PRIORITIZATION AND DIRECTION. SO THEN OUR EXPECTATIONS CAN BE CLEAR AS WELL AS LIAISON'S EXPECTATIONS ABOUT WHAT IS REALISTIC FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE. THANK YOU. WELL, I THINK A COUPLE THINGS. I THINK WE CAN KEEP DOING WHAT OUR NORMAL, EVEN THOUGH IT'S AN ELECTION YEAR, WE'RE BUSY. IT'S CHANGED A LITTLE BIT WITH WITH THE PRE-PROCESSING OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS THAT REALLY TOOK THE PRESSURE OFF. I MEAN, WE'RE BUSY DURING IT, BUT THERE'S TIMES WHERE THINGS ARE HAPPENING WHERE WE CAN DO OTHER THINGS WHILE WE'RE DOING IT. WHEREAS WHEN WE'RE DOING IT ALL AT ONE TIME, IT WAS LIKE WE COULDN'T FOCUS HARDLY ANYTHING. BUT NOW WE HAVE WE HAVE SOME, THERE'S SOME SPACE WHICH, WHICH IS HELPFUL. I DON'T WANT TO TALK FOR YOU, BUT. BUT I, I THINK WE CAN KEEP MOVING THROUGH OUR NORMAL PROCESS. AND I THINK YOU SAID YOU'RE GOING TO MOVE IT UP JUST A LITTLE BIT TO LIKE THE RENEWALS OR JUST SO JUST SO WE CAN START THE PROCESS A LITTLE EARLIER. YES.YEAH. I THINK THAT THE LIKE OUR SYSTEM, I THINK IT'S 90 DAYS BEFORE THE END OF THE TERM, WHICH IS THE END OF DECEMBER. SO THEN I WAS GOING TO MOVE IT UP AND PROBABLY SEND IT NEXT WEEK, OR MAYBE RIGHT AFTER THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY, SEND THE EMAIL. SO MOVE IT UP BY 2 OR 3 WEEKS, HOPING TO JUST GIVE MORE TIME FOR A REMINDER REMINDER AND TO GET THOSE REAPPOINTMENTS
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IN OR THE REQUESTS FOR REAPPOINTMENT. THANK YOU, MISS, AND THANK YOU. CLERK. A GREAT QUESTION, COMMISSIONER. AND THEN MR. CLARK, AS HOW MANY DAYS DO WE HAVE FOR THAT PROCESSING NOW FOR THE ABSENTEE BALLOTS? OH, WELL, NOW YOU'RE TAKING AWAY MY THING FOR THE SEPTEMBER 8TH COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. NO. SO WE'RE GOING TO START ON MONDAY, TWO MONDAYS BEFORE. BUT LIKE FOR THIS LAST AUGUST ELECTION, WE WE STARTED ON THE TUESDAY BEFORE. SO WE WE COUNTED ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AND THEN WE WERE DARK UNTIL MONDAY FOR THE ELECTION.SO IT GIVES US A. BUT IT GIVES US LOTS OF OPTIONS. SO. SO WE CAN SCALE UP AND SCALE DOWN AND MOVE IN THE ELECTION INSPECTORS WERE GREAT WITH BEING VERY FLEXIBLE. WE'RE LIKE, WE WANT YOU TO COME WITH THIS. AND THEN WE DIDN'T START AGAIN ON ELECTION NIGHT UNTIL 5:00 AT NIGHT. OH, WOW. SO THAT THAT FREED MISS BOSKER AND MR. ELLIS TO HELP DO US DO OTHER THINGS FROM CITY STAFF THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE THEM AVAILABLE DURING THE DAY TO DO OTHER THINGS. SO.
SURE. NICE. I THINK IT'S A GREAT TOOL. IT SEEMS LIKE IT JUST HELPS FOLKS WHO DO ELECTIONS BE EVEN MORE EFFECTIVE. WELL, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS, CONCERNS? YES, COMMISSIONER. I'M AS I'M LOOKING THROUGH THE LIST, I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY PARTICULAR COMMITTEE THAT WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE. I SEE THAT THERE'S QUITE A FEW STILL IN URBAN AG STORMWATER. I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT WITH OUR FORESTRY OR PARKS. MAYBE SCROLL UP. YEAH. AND THEN JUST A REMINDER THAT WE DO HAVE OUR CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY STILL ARE. THERE'S A LOT OF OVER ROLLOVER. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING THERE. YEAH. GOOD NOTES. I WELL, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT PRIORITIZING THEM. I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD. THEY ARE ALL VERY IMPORTANT. THE ONES THAT THE PUBLIC MOST FREQUENTLY INTERACTS WITH OR IS EXCITED ABOUT. I THINK OF LIKE THE LAND BANK MOBILE GR, WE DO HAVE THOSE IN MOTION, BUT I WILL CERTAINLY BRING THAT UP WITH THE MAYOR, AS THE LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THEM ARE HIS APPOINTMENTS. BUT THANK YOU FOR THE NOTE. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NOTHING FURTHER, WE WILL ADJOURN THE COMMITTEE ON APPOINTMENTS AT 807. HAVE A GREAT MORNING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.