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brought several items of information before the Council. The information was there. It is a matter of whether the right decisions were made. Councilmember Sanders said in reply to Mr. Sigaty, ultimately the person who is in charge and has been empowered to mind the store is the City Manager, that is his function. He serves at the will of the Council. Councilmember Sanders said he would support the City Manager to carry forward the wishes of the City. The departments cannot be receiving direction from seven different viewpoints, direction must come from a focal point and that is the City Manger. Councilmember Beltran added the City Manager has the authority and ability to do the job. Councilmember Cook stated the City Manager cannot do the job by himself, the City must have team work on the Council. ORAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Mr. Sigaty said it was nice for Councilmember Sandoval to have paid for the reception for the outgoing Mayor; however, he objected to the fact that the CFD Commission was relocated from the Council Chambers, its regular meeting location. Mr. Sigaty said the Commission was moved to the Corporate Yards and he was not sure if the public would be able to find the meeting location. He spoke about the Commissioners being volunteers and said if Councilmember Sandoval had made a timely appointment to the CFD Commission he might be informed as to the importance of the Commission and would better appreciate the Commission. Councilmember Hutton asked if Mr. Sigaty was speaking on behalf of the Commission or expressing his personal views. Mr. Sigaty said he was speaking personally. Discussion followed with regard to timely commission appointments, whether the CFD Commission was given sufficient notice regarding relocation, the policy for use of the Chambers and whether or not it was wise to continue making Commission appointments by district rather than at large. Councilmember Sanders agreed with the importance of the CFD Commission. He said his District has several CFD Districts and he has people who are willing to serve and be involved since they are impacted. He encouraged his fellow Councilmembers to make their appointments. Ms. Hernandez, Community Relations Coordinator, researched the policy for the use of the Chambers and determined that Commission and Boards have priority over the reception. She apologized for moving the Commission. Mayor Fulp asked if consideration should be given to revisiting the ordinance which established the appointments to the commission, such as if a timely appointment was not made by the District Councilmember another Councilmember could make that appointment or the right of a Councilperson to relinquish their right to appoint. City Attorney Biggs stated the current ordinance does not address the issues brought forth by Mayor Fulp; however, an amendment could be 7 DEC 7 ' 1994