CITY
OF
SHORELINE CITY COUNCIL
Highlander
Room
PRESENT: Mayor Ransom, Deputy Mayor Fimia, Councilmembers
Gustafson, Hansen, McGlashan, Ryu, and Way
ABSENT: none
STAFF: Bob Olander, Interim City Manager;
GUEST: none
The
meeting was called to order at
Ms.
Nichols distributed photo proofs and asked Councilmembers
to select their preferred photos and return them to her at the next meeting.
Councilmember
Hansen arrived at
Mr.
Passey led a discussion of issues related to rules of order and parliamentary
procedure. He asked Councilmembers
to list areas for which they would like to have more information. These included responses to public comments,
and how/when appropriate to respond to public comments. The Council discussed various ways of responding
to public comments. It was noted that it
is important to remind the public to keep their comments factual and to avoid
criticisms of a personal nature.
Mr.
Passey distributed information sheets and discussed the following parliamentary
principles:
Councilmember
Gustafson suggested that Council review these procedures at its retreat.
Moving
to the Council’s final topic, Mayor Ransom asked Councilmembers
how they would like to proceed with the Library Board and Planning Commission appointments. It was noted that only a few applications had
been received, but the deadline for submittal is not until February 21. After brief discussion, the Council decided
to wait to see how many applications are received, since the number of
applications will dictate the process.
Deputy
Mayor Fimia suggested that the entire Council could do interviews if there are
fewer than five applicants.
Councilmember
Gustafson suggested that Mr. Olander, the Mayor and Deputy Mayor return with a
recommended process after all applications are received.
The
meeting adjourned at
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