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ORONO REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING HELD MAY 29, 1990 <br />• PLANNING COMMISSION APPOINTMENT CONTINUED <br />voted against the appointment of Sue Wilson because of the <br />process, not the person. <br />Councilmember Nettles stated that it may have shed a <br />different light on his motion had Goetten and Peterson discussed <br />their concerns at the time of the vote. He asked whether P7s. <br />Wilson had in fact accepted the position. <br />Gerhardson replied that Ms. Wilson had accepted the <br />position. <br />Goetten stated that she had attempted to make her objections <br />known, but could not do so before Mayor Grabek moved on to the <br />next agenda item. <br />Mayor Grabek apologized to Goetten for overlooking her <br />request to be recognized. He asked Councilmembers to interrupt <br />and ask him to stop should such a situation arise again. <br />Councilmember Callahan stated that the process has .always <br />been informal. He did not realize that there was any concern <br />regarding the process on behalf of any Councilmembers. Callahan <br />indicated that he would favor establishing a process as long as <br />it remained simple and did not discourage citizens from seeking <br />available positions. <br />• Mayor Grabek believed that the City is lucky to have so many <br />persons interested in serving the Community. He also favored <br />keeping the process informal and simple. <br />Ms. Sherokee Ilse stated that she had applied for the Park <br />Corunission position. She said that two persons had called the <br />City regarding the application process. Those persons were <br />informed that if applications were not postmarked by the deadline <br />date, they would not be considered. Ms. Ilse said that she was <br />scheduled to go out of town on business and stayed up until 2:00 <br />a.m. to prepare her application and meet the deadline. She said <br />that it appears there are "mixed messages" being given and found <br />that to be frustrating. <br />Mayor Grabek stated that it was unfortunate that this <br />situation arose. He said that he had reservations about turning <br />away anyone that expressed interest in serving the Community. He <br />suggested that staff examine this process so to avoid this <br />problem from occurring again, but that there be no formal <br />procedures or rigid policies established. <br />Mayor Grabek asked for nominations for the position held <br />presently by Jeffrey Johnson. <br />Councilmember Goetten nominated. Jeffrey Johnson to serve for <br />• <br />- 15 - <br />