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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - June 26, 1995 Page - 11 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) The City Manager said this contract continues the excellent job the City Council has been doing in difficult financial times. He said it is not easy' to take"a subject as—di'ffi'cult—as this and deal with it. He thanked those who worked on the contract, including Mike Davis, Steve Harman, Jim Johnston, Wandzia Grycz-Hernandez, and Bill McCammon, and thanked Brian McKenna for his leadership. 5. NEW BUSINESS (continued) A. Matter of Designation- of City Representative to Alameda County Waste Management Authority Subcommittees. On motion by Vice Mayor Kerr, seconded by Council Member Loeffler, and carried unanimously, the Matter of Designation of City Representative to Alameda County Waste Management Authority Subcommittees was removed from the table. Vice Mayor Kerr said the Member normally serves on the committees, and this works out better because the Member is kept fully informed when he or she attends the general meetings. Mayor Corbett said for many years the rule has been to allow Alternates to serve on committees. She said she served on committees as an Alternate; and when she was required to fill in for the Member at general meetings, she was aware of what was taking place. This is beneficial to the City. She said she served for four years as an Alternate and five years on committees. It is helpful for the Alternate to be involved in the process for those times when the Member is not available and the Alternate has to fill in. She said she was not at the Council meeting when this item arose and was not aware it was coming up. The incoming Authority President said he would be making choices for appointments based on the form sent to the Alternates; but she did not have the ability to put one in because the memo went to the Member, Council Member Perry. She said the memo stated Alternates and Members could serve on committees, but her name was not listed for consideration. She said she has served on the Authority for many years and feels she has the interest, background, and history and would like to serve on a committee. Council Member Polvorosa said the process has not changed. He said the Alternate makes the meetings when the designated Council Member cannot attend, including committee meetings. Mayor Corbett said the process is that the Alternate does not fill in on committees in the absence of the member. Council Member Polvorosa said, for the sake of continuity, the Member should be designated to serve on the committees. It was moved by Council Member Polvorosa, seconded by Council Member Myers, to appoint Council Member Perry, the designated representative, to serve on the committees.