generally speaking the mayor appoints some of his people who more than
likely think like the mayor does. the mayor also is receptive to the
council's suggestions. almost always, the appointees have a background
in district councils, the business community or other civic
organizations. it would be very rare to find an appointee whose
credentials are only political.
dave thune
councilmember, ward 2
>>> M Charles Swope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/05/05 8:55 AM >>>
Gloria Bogen may be right that, in fact, the district
councils select the members of the CIB committee. If
her son is on it, she ought to know. However, the City
Code pretty clearly calls for the mayor to select the
committee members with the consent of the city
council:
"Sec. 57.05. Long-range capital improvement budget
committee.
There is hereby established an advisory capital
improvements committee consisting of eighteen (18)
members, none of whom shall hold any paid office or
position under the City of Saint Paul. This committee
shall be designated the "Long-Range Capital
Improvement Budget Committee of Saint Paul" and, for
convenience of reference, may be referred to as the
CIB committee. The members of the CIB committee shall
be appointed by the mayor with the consent of the city
council for terms of three (3) years and until their
successors are appointed. Appointments to fill
unexpired terms shall be for the length of the
unexpired term. Appointments to expired terms shall be
made in the month of November and vacancies shall be
filled when they occur. At least four (4) members
shall be appointed from each Minnesota state senate
district located entirely within the city and at least
two (2) members shall be appointed from each senate
district located partly within the city. Prior to
making an appointment to a vacancy on the CIB
committee, the mayor shall consult the legislators of
the senate district in which the vacancy occurs. In
addition, each affected city council recognized
citizen participation district shall be given the
opportunity to submit three (3) names for
consideration by the mayor. The mayor shall, whenever
possible, make appointments consistent with the
recommendations of the citizen participation
districts. Each member shall be paid twenty-five
dollars ($25.00) for attendance at committee meetings
and subcommittee or task force meetings but in no
event shall any member receive more than one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00) in any calendar year."
It may be that, in practice, the mayor accepts
nominations from the district councils but, formally
at least, it's the mayor who does the appointing. Or
am I looking at an out-of-date city code?
Charlie Swope
Ward 1
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