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CityCouncil | 2015-05-05 | 19 | None. COUNCIL REFERRALS (15-315) Recommendation that City Council Establish a Procedure for Appointments to Regional Boards and Commissions, and Guidelines for How Appointees Reflect City Policy and City Council Directives. (Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft) Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft made brief comments about her referral. Councilmember Daysog stated he concurs with Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft. Vice Mayor Matarrese stated it is the prerogative of the Mayor to represent the City on the boards; expectations include staff making the City representative aware of agenda items which are of interest to the City and reporting back during Council Communications; the current practice has seemed to serve the City well. Councilmember Oddie concurred with Vice Mayor Matarrese; stated appointees should represent policies already adopted by the City; that he would like to see written policy of how appointees should represent the City with proper authority and positions. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated regional bodies are significant to the City, especially regarding funding streams; the entire Council as a body would is held accountable for decisions; all appointments should be treated equally; the implications of service on regional bodies could be even greater than another body such as the Historical Advisory Board, which comes before the Council; concurred with Councilmember Oddie regarding policy; stated the appointed representative should carry out the will of the Council and the City. Mayor Spencer stated that she would not support asking Council to do more work at this time; she supports the prior practice. Vice Mayor Matarrese stated that he would like assurances that when regional bodies produce an agenda, the primary or alternate representative has to attend; a briefing should be done prior to the meetings; he would like the practice to continue. In response to Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, Mayor Spencer stated staff is sometimes sent to the meetings with the representative. The Interim City Manager stated there are thresholds on when staff should attend the meetings, primarily when money is involved; waste management rate increases is an example. In response to Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, Vice Mayor Matarrese stated the representative could report to the Council in closed session. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 19 May 5, 2015 | CityCouncil/2015-05-05.pdf |