05-14-12 Council Agenda & Packet

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Ordinance on Procedure Addressing Citizen Appointments Page 2 (1) Complete legal name, address,aftd telephone number, cell number and email address of the applicant. (2) Years of residency within the City of South Bend. (3) Political party if applicable to the appointment. (4) Qualifications as to why the applicant believes he or she would be a qualified candidate for the citizen position. (S) Summary of educational background, listing degrees and area of interest from any institutions of higher learning. (6) Summary of employment history. (7) Involvement or participation in professional public service or other types of organizations. (S) Availability to attend meetings in the AM and PM. (e) All candidates who file a completed application form shall be scheduled for an interview with the Council President and/or Chairperson of the Council Committee or Council Member appointed to serve on the board or commission related to the appointment in question. All other interested Council Members may attend such interview. (f) Persons selected by the Council as citizen representatives must have been residents of the City of South Bend for not less than one (1) year prior to the appointment and shall continue such residency as a qualification for said appointment. All appointees must update the Office of the City Clerk and the entity on which_he_or she is appointed to of any changes to his or her address, telephone, cell phone or email addresses u on such change taking lace. (g) All such appointments shall serve without compensation for the term as indicated. (h) All citizen appointments shall agree as a qualification for appointment that he or she shall verbally report to the appropriate Council Committee and/or to the Common Council under Special Business at least once per calendar year with an overview of the items handled through the