At last count, they need four Arts Commissioners, two Parks and Trails Commissioners, one Planning Commissioner, one youth advocate for the Arts Commission, and a citizen advisor for SE Redmond Neighborhood. So don't be shy!
I happened to glance at the Sammamish Reporter (1/22) to read the following snippet from an article "Commissioners will shape future of Sammamish".
"The city council went into an executive session behind closed doors to deliberate on which of the 14 candidates it would appoint to four vacancies."Holy! How does Sammamish so successfully attract and empower their commissioners? What are they doing that's so right? What could Redmond be doing to stampede applicants to the Mayor's office? Does the city need leadership training classes? What's up?
The front page headline of the Sammamish Reporter proclaimed "citizens mobilize for a stronger voice with city". hmmm. Why are their citizens so engaged and active?
If you want to apply for one of Redmond's nine vacancies, don't be shy, contact the Mayor John Marchione's office at mayor@redmond.gov. He's the one who appoints the commissioners.
By Bob Yoder
Bob, it seems that you're under the impression that the city does not receive a large, or even adequate, number of applicants for the open positions. In Sammamish, 14 applicants for 4 positions may be newsworthy because Sammamish is such a young city. Redmond's process for handling openings in boards and commissions is quite mature, quite robust, and not so newsworthy, yet pretty successful. Perhaps you could educate yourself on the process, and realize that your sensationalist approach is off the mark.
ReplyDeleteGood point. Education of the city's process to attract and appoint Redmond Commissioners is paramount. The city should take the responsiblity for this education and not expect a citizen or blogger to do it for them. If the city was more transparent in their recruiting,
ReplyDeleteselection and training process we'd have a larger candidate pool and fewer vacancies. The city needs to re-invent our process. That's not my job.