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Proposed Council Liaison Policy <br /> Annually, the City Council shall appoint one Council Member as an ex-officio member without voting <br /> rights to each of the following commissions: Planning, Parks & Recreation, Heritage Preservation, and the <br /> Library Board. In the role of Council Liaisons, Councilmembers shall: <br /> 1) Attend all meetings and act as a conduit and resource for information by and between the Council <br /> and the Commission. <br /> a. S/he may openly participate in discussion/deliberation on matters opened in a study or <br /> work session. <br /> b. S/he may provide information regarding the Council consensus or Council deliberation <br /> when a question is referred to the liaison from the Commission at a regular meeting. <br /> c. S/he may not communicate or advocate personal positions on matters under <br /> consideration. <br /> d. S/he may communicate Council input or direction on a particular issue. <br /> 2) Provide periodic reports to the Council on the activities of the respective Commission. <br /> 3) Serve as a liaison between the Council and the Commission for a determined length of term <br /> established at the time of appointment. <br /> 4) Only testify or submit written comments for the official record at a Public Hearing after prefacing <br /> their comments with a statement that they are speaking on their own behalf as a resident and not <br /> in their capacity as an elected official. <br /> Current City Policy <br /> 12. Council Liaison <br /> The Mayor shall appoint one Council Member as an ex-officio member without voting rights to each of <br /> the following commissions: Planning Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission, Heritage <br /> Preservation Commission, and the Library Board. The Council Member shall serve as liaison between the <br /> Council and the commission for a determined length of time established at the time of appointment. <br /> Prior Lake Policy <br /> 1002: CITY COUNCIL LIAISONS TO CERTAIN ADVISORY COMMITTEES: Annually, the <br /> City Council shall appoint a council member to serve as a liaison to the Advisory <br /> Committees listed in Section 1001.3. The role of the liaison is to act as a conduit and <br /> resource for information by and between the Council and the Planning Commission or <br /> Committee. The liaison shall make periodic reports to the Council on the activities of the <br /> Planning Commission or committee. The liaison shall not participate in the discussion or <br /> deliberation of any matter pending before the Planning Commission or Committee, <br /> except where the Planning Commission or committee is meeting in a study or work <br /> session. The Planning Commission or committee may, at its discretion, ask the liaison <br /> whether the Council has discussed the subject under consideration and the nature of the <br /> discussion. The liaison shall never use this occasion as an opportunity to communicate <br /> their personal position on the matter under consideration. The liaison shall communicate <br /> any Council input on a particular issue. <br /> A liaison may always testify or submit comments at a public hearing in their capacity as <br /> a private citizen as long as they make clear at the beginning of their testimony or in their <br /> written comments that they are speaking on their own behalf and not on behalf of the <br /> Council. <br />