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<br />3. Appointments. The Council will review all applications and make all board and <br />Commission appointments. Applicants will be interviewed by the City Council, if <br />the Council so desires, however, the Council has the option to make board and <br />commission appointments and/or reappointments without conducting interviews. <br /> <br />4. Vacancy. Board and commission applications will be kept on file for one year. If a <br />vacancy occurs during the year, the Council may make an appointment from the <br />applications on file. Vacancies in commissions are filled for the remainder of the <br />unexpired term. <br /> <br />5. Terms begjrlning in March. Planning Commission, Parks and Recreation <br />Commission, Utilities Commission, Heritage Preservation Commission, the Ice <br />Arena Commission, and the Enet;gy City Commission terms run from March 1 to the last <br />day in February in any given year. The term of office is for three years as provided <br />in the governing ordinance and is designated by the Council at the time of the <br />appointment. If the appointment is to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term, the <br />appointment is for the balance of the term. Interviews for these annual term <br />expirations will be held in January or February so that terms can begin on March 1. <br /> <br />6. Terms begjrlning in January. HRA, EDA, and Library Board terms run from January <br />1 to December 31 in any given year. The Mayor, upon approval of the Council, shall <br />make appointments to the HRA, EDA, and Library Board. The term of office for <br />the HRA is five years, six years for resident members of the EDA, and three years <br />for members of the Library Board as provided in the governing ordinance and is <br />designated by the Council at the time of the appointment. If the appointment is to <br />fill a vacancy for an unexpired term, the appointment is for the balance of the term. <br />The Mayor shall decide whether or not to advertise for these positions. <br /> <br />7. Residency. Applicants to the Parks and Recreation Commission, Ice Arena <br />Commission, and Heritage Preservation Commission do not need to reside in Elk <br />River. However, it is expected that a preference be given to city residents, but <br />residency by itself shall not be a disqualification. (Ord. No. 03-001, 03-002, 03-003). <br />Applicants to the Library Board are to reside within Sherburne County. Resident)! is <br />not a requirement to be a member if the Ener;gy City Commission. <br /> <br />8. Officers. Each standing advisory commission shall elect officers as stated in their <br />By-laws or in the governing ordinance. <br /> <br />9. By-laws or Rules of Procedure. Each commission shall adopt By-laws or Rules of <br />Procedure governing its work and these By-laws should be reviewed every three <br />years. <br /> <br />10. Resignation. Voluntary resignations from a commission should be communicated by <br />letter from the person resigning to the Mayor or City Clerk. <br /> <br />11. Orientation. It shall be the responsibility of the Chair or his designee to provide to <br />each new member as soon as possible after that member's appointment, a copy of <br />the commission's current By-laws or Rules of Procedure, a membership roster, <br /> <br />3 <br />