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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - April 17, 1995 Page - 5 - NEW BUSINESS (continued) B. Matter of Appointment of Council Members to Inter-Governmental Agencies. Mayor Corbett explained why she scheduled this matter. She said Council Member Myers had asked for a report on outside agencies and how people were appointed to them. There are approximately twelve outside agencies which Council Members can serve on, three of which are listed on the agenda. It has come to her attention that, in the history of San Leandro going back to Mayors Maltester, Gill , Karp, and Faria, recommendations have been made by the Mayor for appointments to these positions, and then a vote was made by the Council approving the appointments, although she did not recall that until receiving the staff report. The Mayor said, throughout that history, each of the appointments has been ratified by the Council . The Mayor said she did not recall that a vote had been taken by the Council previously, but the staff memo explained that had happened and, for that reason, she scheduled the matter for the Council meeting. She discussed her memo outlining the outside agencies, including where they meet, time commitment, etc. , so Council Members who were interested would have an idea of the workload and whether they would be available. She said she was hoping for discussion on whether there are positions they are interested in and, if any of them who serve on outside agencies see additional information that's needed, let staff know. She requested that Council follow through with past practice for the Mayor to make recommendations to these positions and the Council accept those recommendations. She noted she is serving as the duly recognized representative of the City to the East Bay Dischargers Authority (EBDA) , Alameda County Congestion Management Authority (ACCMA) , and Alameda County Waste Management Authority (ACWMA) . For both EBDA and Congestion Management, she served in the past in Alternate positions and has come to know issues of the agencies very thoroughly. She hoped people could move into Alternate positions as she has in the past so they can learn about them and then move up. Regarding Congestion Management, she did not realize there should be a vote, but the agencies have recognized her as a full voting member for the City, so there has been no delay in representation for the City. As a new Mayor, she apologizes for not recalling this. She requested that the City Council support her as Council 's have supported the Mayor in the past - to allow the Mayor to carry on the ability to make recommendations. Council Member Perry moved to table the matter for a Work Session. She said the Council is missing pieces of information such as what the agency does, times of meetings, compensation for regular and subcommittee meetings, etc. She said some appointments have been held by the Mayor and some have not. She said Council Member Kerr served as the ACCMA representative until Mayor Corbett appointed herself. She said the Council needs to look at the overall picture. She recommended the item be put on the next Work Session, all the additional information available, and discussion at that time.