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296 Mn'. Cox said he was intrigued by the suggestion by Dale McGlothin that Council have a meeting with the Community Council to discuss the budget. Mr. O'Connell noted that the community presentation of the budget is scheduled for March 8th. Ms. Daugherty said that the Community Council members could come to the community presentation or to the public hearings, but she would not agree to having a meeting around their group. Mr. Caravati said that Council may need to schedule more than one community presentation. Mr. Cox said he hopes the City will be proactive in inviting community stakeholders to the community presentation, such as the NAACP, Chamber of Commerce, 5C's Committee, and downtown property owners. Ms. Daugherty asked Councilors to give a list to staff of persons they would like invited, and suggested that persons who were invited to reversion roundtables be invited. Mr. O'ConnelI asked that Council let him know major issues they would Iike discussed at the work sessions. Mr. Cox explained that he had his proposal to change the interview process for the Board of Architectural Review by allowing the general public to sit in on interviews posted on Mr. George Loper's website and, as a result, has received ten e-mails largely in support of his effort to open the process. Mr. Cox said he thinks his proposal has merit, though he agrees that it is hard to imagine implementing it mid-stream for the BAR. Mr. Cox said he thinks Council should look at the proposal for School Board candidates, and suggested that staff be charged with looking at how the process for appointing School Board candidates could be changed. Ms. Daugherty said she is not comfortable with Mr. Cox's suggestion. She said she feels the logistics would be difficult and laborious and is concerned about the involvement ofpeopte with special interests, Ms. Daughe~.~ said she does not see how it would add to the process and feels it would be burdensome to applicants. Mr. Cox said that someone should be accustomed to dealing with the public if they are serving on a major board. Mr. Cox sUggested that Council appoint an ad hoc committee to ~dy the proposal for tlr~ree months. Mr. Cox said he feels the process needs some innovation. Mr. Caravati said he feels there are negatives and positives to the suggestion and said he would like to know what other communities are doing. Ms. Daugherty said staffcould inquire about other cities. Ms. Richards said she would like to see some kind of smwey of current board members as she feels there is a legitimate concern that opening up the process to the public may restrict people fi:om applying. Ms. Richards said that the feedback she has received fi:om current board members is that most have been concerned with the proposal, though she said that the School Board may fit into a different category. On motion by Ms. Richards, seconded by Mr. Caravati, Council voted (Ayes: Mr. Caravati, Mr. Cox, Ms. Daugherty, Ms. Richards. Noes: None. Absent: Mr. Toscano) to meet in a closed session for the purpose of appointing members to various City boards or agencies, as authorized by Section 2.1-344(A)(1) of the Virginia Code; Comncil reconvened in open session and, on motion by Ivlr. Caravati, seconded by Ms. Richards, approved the following certification of closed meeting by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Caravati, Mr. Cox, Ms. Daugherty, Ms. Richards. Noes: None.