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<br />Council District 6 Appointment Process <br /> <br />December 18, 2006 <br /> <br />ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION <br /> <br />Interested persons would submit an application for consideration. To be considered for appointment, <br />applicants must be registered voters residing in District 6 on the date of the appointment and for 30 <br />days immediately preceding the appointment. Applicants would also be required to submit the <br />signatures of 20 registered voters residing in District 6. After the close of the application period, <br />copies of the applications would be forwarded to the Council. <br /> <br />SCREENING <br /> <br />The Council could determine the number of applicants to be interviewed. Staff suggests limiting the <br />number of applicants to be interviewed to four or five. In the event more applications are received <br />than the number of applicants to be interviewed, the Council could conduct a narrowing process at a <br />public meeting to choose the applicants it wishes to interview. The applicants chosen to be <br />interviewed would be invited to a Special City Council Meeting. <br /> <br />SELECTION <br /> <br />After interviews have been conducted, the Council can choose to deliberate at the same meeting or <br />reserve discussion and selection/appointment to its next regular meeting. <br /> <br />TIMELINE <br /> <br />The following is a suggested timeline for the appointment process: <br /> <br />December] 8. 2006 - The City Council declares its intention to appoint someone to fill the upcoming <br />District 6 Council vacancy and directs staff to provide public notice of the vacancy and the <br />appointment process. <br /> <br />December 21-26, 2006 - Notice of Vacancy and Appointment Process to be published in the Daily <br />Review and San Leandro Times <br /> <br />*** City offices closed from Monday, December 25,2006 - Monday, January 1, 2007 *** <br /> <br />January 2. 2007 (Regular City Council Meeting) <br />. Ad hoc committee appointed to develop interview questions. <br />. Applications and information available online or at the City Clerk's Office during normal business <br />hours. <br /> <br />January 26,2007.5:00 p.m. - Deadline for filing applications. <br /> <br />February], 2007 - Applications forwarded to the City Council for review. <br /> <br />February 5.2007 (Regular City Council Meeting) - Field of applicants narrowed (if needed). <br /> <br />February] 2. 2007 (Special City Council Meeting) -conduct interviews with applicants. <br />