[1. CALL TO ORDER]
[2. MINUTES]
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>>> WE'LL CALL TO ORDER TONIGHT'S COMMITTEE FOR THE WHOLE. COUNCIL MEMBER SHOULD HAVE THE
MINUTES, MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SO
[3. INDIAN PINES PUBLIC PARK AUTHORITY]
>> WE HAVE ONE VACANCY, JUNE 21, 2025, AND THEN JUNE 20, 2029, INCUMBENT BRADLEY MARTIN SERVED ONE TERM AND DID NOT SEEK A SECOND.
I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE WILLIAM HUGHES FOR THAT POSITION.
>> MOTION IS SECOND FOR WILLIAM HUGHES. ANY COMMENTS?
>> MR. MAYOR, I'VE KNOWN WILLIAM GOING ON 15 YEARS NOW.
I WAS INTRODUCED TO HIM PROFESSIONALLY.
HE'S A CPA. SO I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW HIM PERSONALLY. I THINK HE WOULD BE A GREAT ASSET ON THE BOARD. I THINK HIS ACCOUNTING BACKGROUND WOULD BRING A LOT OF VALUE TO THE BOARD, AND HE'D BE VERY DEDICATED TO SERVING.
SO, I'M IN SUPPORT OF WILLIAMS TONIGHT. I ALSO WANT TO SAY I KNOW THE OTHER APPLICANT, RANDY ALDRIDGE, GREAT GENTLEMAN AS WELL. TWO OUTSTANDING APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION. BUT I THINK THE CPA BACKGROUND OF÷÷ WILLIAM IS WHAT SET HIM APART, AND I THINK HE WOULD BE A VALUABLE MEMBER TO THE BOARD.
ELSE? >> APPRECIATE DO YOU YOUR SUPPORT, MAX. IF I WERE TO CARRY A DESCENTING VOTE, I WOULD WAIT UNTIL LATER TO DO THAT.
I APPRECIATE MR. HUGHES. I'LL BE SUPPORTING MR. ALDRIDGE. HE'S A LOCAL BUSINESSMAN, HAS BUSINESS REFLECTIVE OF THE GAME OF GOLF, AND I BELIEVE HE WOULD BE AN OUTSTANDING MEMBER OF THIS BOARD AS WELL. BUT I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING MR. HUGHES, BUT I APPRECIATE HIS WILLINGNESS TO WANT TO SERVE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF MR. WILLIAMS HUGHES,
>> WE'LL CONFIRM MR. HUGHES LATER IN
THE AGENDA. >> MAYOR, DO YOU WANT THE RECORD TO REFLECT YOU DID NOT VOTE FOR -- MINUTES REFLECT APPROPRIATELY THAT NOBODY IS VOTING AGAINST ANYBODY BUT YOU HAD A DIFFERENT
[4. QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA]
CANDIDATE IN>> OKAY. QUESTIONS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOR THE CITY MANAGER? ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY MANAGER? ANYTHING FOR US?
>> BEFORE WE GET TO THE REGULAR AGENDA, I WANT TO QUICK REMIND YOU, I'M GOING TO ANNOUNCE UNEXPIRED TERM ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION BECAUSE WE HAD RESIGNATION OF EXISTING MEMBER, AND YOUR COUNCIL RULES TALK ABOUT X AMOUNT OF DAYS FOR THE APPLICATION TO BE OUT THERE AND, KIND OF, X AMOUNT OF DAYS BEFORE YOU APPOINT SOMEBODY TO ALIGN WITH THE SECOND MEETING IN JULY. YOU'RE, KIND OF, IN THAT WINDOW, BUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS IS SHORTENED. YOU DON'T HAVE A TOTAL NUMBER OF MANDATORY DAYS, BUT IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT -- IT'S THE 23RD, WE WILL CLOSE APPLICATIONS.
WE'LL OPEN THEM ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE PORTAL WILL BE -- AND WE'LL CLOSE THEM ON THE 23RD, SO I CANCAN THEM TO YOU TO BACK UP THE NUMBER OF DAYS YOU REQUIRE FOR INTERVIEWS. SO, PROBABLY JUST A FEW DAYS SHORTER, BUT I WANTED TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT.
WE'RE TRYING TO FIT THIS IN TO GIVING A NEW PLANNING COMMISSIONER TIME FROM THE JULY 22ND MEETING UNTIL WE GET TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING THE SECOND THURSDAY IN AUGUST, A LITTLE MORE TIME FOR RAMP-UP.
SO, THAT'S WHY WE'RE TRYING TO HIT THAT DATE IS TO GIVE SOME ORIENTATION TIME AND TIME FOR YOU TO GET INTERVIEWS DONE IN JULY.
>> OKAY. SO, WE COULD BE WORKING WITH THE COUNCIL STARTING TOMORROW FINDING A DATE AFTER THE 23RD TO SET UP FOR INTERVIEWS, CORRECT?
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY MANAGER REGARDING THAT? WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE MR. BIRMINGHAM'S SERVICE TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THANK HER FOR EVERYTHING SHE'S DONE.
IS THERE A MOVEMENT
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