RT (and list members): I suspect you have a significant legal problem here. My reading of the city's website is that the current library board appointment ends December 31. I doubt (but am not sure) that current members can serve, or be appointed for, one month.
I suspect instead the seat will have to be vacant. Good luck getting the outgoing council to give up a perquisite. In the future, I would suggest that the timing of the council's appointment be permanently changed. Make the term through February of the year after the election (or whatever month of that year seems convenient). It may require a charter change, but if not, it should be easy to do....if the new council is, in effect, willing to give up its appointment (in the waning days of 2005) to set a good-governance example for the 2006-2010 crew. Of course, we could always revisit the question of why the council gets to approve a seat on the library board, which is more than half elected. Why not the Park board? (I think all the seats on both boards should be elected.) As for the other advisory boards, some coordination may be necessary so as not to overwhelm the newcomers. I think the library board is major enough that it should be on the new council's plate. And thanks for asking! David Brauer King Field - Ward 10 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > R.T.Rybak > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 10:48 PM > To: Sheldon Mains; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Mpls] Open appointment process > > Thanks to Sheldon for raising the question of open appointments....and I'd > love some advice here. > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
