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76 Regular Meeting September 23, 1985 Page 2 Advisory Commission and Ms. Kissler seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Ordinances will be prepared and brought to the Council for consideration of dissolution of these Boards. Other recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission were then considered in their numerical order as follows: "1. Council should appoint a Citizens' Commission (i.e., Sunset Ad- visory Commission) to review and critique each city department with relation to service and performance and recommend areas of improvement. This Commission, working with the City Manager, would evaluate each city department every three (3) years in conjunction with its review of each city board and commission." After much discussion Mr. Brown moved to deny this recommendation and Mr. Guerra seconded the motion. On roll call the following vote was recorded: AYE: Brown, Farr, Craddock, Guerra, Kissler, Nicola. NAY: None. ABSTAIN: Coddington. "2. The Council should decide whether the Industrial Development Cor- poration can issue Commercial Revenue Bonds as well as Industrial Reven- ue Bonds. Also, Council should replace deceased member Hollis Smith." The Council directed Staff to review the legal and financial aspects and bring the information to the Council. "3. The Council should make attendance by the alternates of the Zoning Board of Adjustments and Appeals mandatory for all their meetings. " The Council directed the alternates be urged to attend all meetings, and Frank Robbins is to write a letter to the alternates to this effect. "4. The Council should classify the Emergency Medical Service in the budget as an essential service along with the police department and the fire department. " The Council has directed this be. done. It will be funded in the General Fund rather than through Revenue Sharing as has been done in the past. "5. The Council should reduce the size of the Commission for Women to 7 or 9." There was a discussion regarding the number of members of this Commission. The Commission for Women recommended th~leave the Commis- sion at 15 members so they could proceed with the projects and goals of their Commission. After some discussion Mr. Guerra moved to approve the Sunset Advisory Commission's recommendation for the Commission for Women to be 7 members and Mr. Nicola seconded the motion. On roll call the fol- lowing vote was recorded: AYE: Guerra, Nicola. NAY: Brown, Coddington, Farr, Craddock, Kissler. The motion failed, so the Commission for Women remains at 15 members. Mr. Nicola expressed concern for the ethnic makeup of the present Com- mission. "6. The Council should investigate the possiälity of making the Housing Authority a City department." The City Attorney advised that would not be legally possible and would furnish the Council more information.