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Council President. The moderator shall introduce the applicants, ensure time limits are <br />kept, and facilitate public input described in paragraph#50. <br />43. If an applicant is unable to attend in-person due to illness or distance of travel, they may <br />participate in the interview electronically. However, in-person attendance is to be <br />strongly encouraged. <br />44. The applicants shall all participate individually, one at a time in the meeting and not be <br />present when they are not participating. <br />45. Each applicant will be given seven (7)minutes to introduce themselves and discuss their <br />goals for the office, followed by questioning by the facilitators discussed in paragraphs <br />s 47-48 below. <br />46. The public will be allowed to submit written questions or discussion topics to the Council <br />Attorney or President for consideration prior to the meeting. All questions and topics <br />shall be submitted to the Council Attorney or President at least 48 hours in advance. <br />47. As during the second round, all questions and discussion shall be done solely by HR Rep, <br />the Council Attorney, and the President. No Council Member, Mayor, or Chief of Staff or <br />member of the public may participate in the discussion. <br />48. All applicants will be asked the same questions during this third round of interviews. Any <br />necessary follow up questions again shall only be asked of the applicants by the Council <br />Attorney, HR Rep. or Council President. <br />49. Final determination of all questions shall be made by the Council President, the Vice <br />President, immediate past Council President and the Chair of the Health& Public Safety <br />Committee in consultation with the Council Attorney and HR Rep. <br />50. Immediately following the interview of all candidates, the meeting will be opened up for <br />public input and discussion on the applicants by the public. This meeting is intended to be <br />a listening session for the Council and the Council will hold all of its input and discussion <br />for the public meeting described in the next paragraph. <br />51. The Council President may select a moderator from outside the Council to facilitate the <br />public input portion ofthe meeting. During the public input portion, the public shall be <br />allotted three(3) minutes for comments and after all those have spoken that wish to speak <br />a second comment time of two (2)minutes. <br />52. Within 48 hours ofthis public interview meeting, the Community Relations Committee <br />shall hold another public committee meeting for Council to provide its input into the final <br />determinations and express its opinion on the finalists.