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Proposed amendment to Rule 50.2 of the Rules of Procedure of the Council.
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2. Those persons nominated shall be referred to the Rules Committee for recommendation. The Committee shall meet and determine the relative qualifications of the various candidates at two consecutive Committee meetings. Candidates shall appear for an interview at the first of the scheduled Committee meetings. A candidate may appear for an interview at the second of the scheduled Committee meetings upon approval of a motion of a member of the Committee at the first Committee meeting. Following the second Committee meeting, the Committee shall and report to the Council its recommendation at the next regular Council meeting at least two weeks following the Rules Committee meeting wherein the candidates were considered. No action may be taken upon such nominee until and unless such completed questionnaires have been sent to the Clerk by noon and Council members by 4:00 p.m. five days preceding the first Committee consideration of a nominee appearance before the Rules Committee. Any nominee who does not submit their questionnaire in time to meet this deadline shall be deemed to have withdrawn their name for nomination.
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Analysis
This proposed rule amendment would amend Rule 50.2 of the Council Rule of Procedure, which provides the procedures for the consideration of Council nominees to Metropolitan Government boards and commissions. The current version of Rule 50.2 was amended on April 2, 2024 to require Rules Committee consideration of Council nominees to boards and commissions before making a recommendation at the next regular Council meeting at least two weeks following the nominee’s consideration. In practice, this means that the Rules Committee interviews a nominee at its first meeting and makes a recommendation on the nominee at the following meeting. This is significant because Rule 50.3 provides that candidates for Council elections to boards and commissions who fail to appear before the Rules Committee for consideration are deemed withdrawn.
The proposed rule amendment would add language to clarify that nominees are considered and recommended at two consecutive Rules Committee meetings, with the first meeting consisting of an interview. It would also provide that a nominee may appear for an interview at the second of the scheduled Rules Committee meetings upon a motion of a member of the Rules Committee at the first committee meeting.