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Agenda

Nominating Committee

DATE: 7/10/2008
TIME: 5:30 PM
LOCATION: Room 208 – City Hall
AGENDA

1. Appointments Topics (Linda Cohen)

a) Interview for Public Art Committee

b) Committee house-cleaning

i) Inactive committees - examples:

(1) Merrill Auditorium Advisory Committee

(2) Waterfront Economic Development Advisory Committee

(3) Citizen Advisory Committee

ii) Consistency with ordinance check-in

(1) e.g., Friends of the Parks - 3 councilors required per ordinance

iii) Committees with recruiting issues

(1) e.g., Civil Service Commission

iv) Consistent definitions across committees in ordinance

(1) e.g., "resident" inconsistently defined across committees in the ordinance

v) Term limits

(1) term limits on Harbor Commissioners (South Portland has none)

(2) no term limits on several committees (should we revisit?)

2. Non-Union Personnel Topics (Ed Anderson)

a) Pay Grades and Wage Ranges

b) Discussion of policy regarding retirement benefits and continued employment

c) Discussion of Council expectations regarding the hiring of Department Heads

d) Discussion of content of Council review of the 3 direct hires (for possible implementation in 2009)