I want to thank Joan Campbell and Gary Schiff for getting the answer from the City Attorney (regarding the City Council re-appointment of their member of the Library Board):
Contrary to what I assumed from my conversation with the City Clerk's office and from reading the ordinance, it turns out that the Minneapolis Open Appointment process is not at all open. The current interpretation of the open appointment ordinance by the City Attorney is that no public notice is necessary if there is no vacancy at the end of a term. I think this is a change from the last time I was on the Minneapolis Telecommunications Network Board (early 1990's). (That board is appointed by the Mayor and City Council) We were required to provide notice of all terms that were expiring. In cases where the incumbent was being re-appointed, we included that fact in the notification. The current interpretation (of the admittedly fuzzy language) seems at odds with the intent to provide an open process for appointing the various boards, commissions, committees and advisory groups that help make city government work. I urge the new Council and Mayor to make the changes to the ordinance that would make it a more open process. >.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.> sheldon mains seward neighborhood minneapolis [EMAIL PROTECTED] the shameless agitator in the electronic town square _______________________________________ 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
