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SECTION X (Continued) <br /> <br />4. A~ooir~menm <br /> <br />At a City Council meeting, the Mayor shall make an appointment to the <br />commission or board. The City Council shall then vote to approve or disapprove <br />such appointment. If such appoir/Wnent receives three affirmative votes, the <br />appoinnnent shall be appmved and the person so appointed shall assume the <br />office. If the Mayor's appointment is disapproved, the Mayor shall continue to <br />make appointments until an appointment receives at least three affirmative votes. <br /> <br />5. Second Postin~ <br /> <br />If no candidate receives three affn'mative votes, the maRer shall be re-advertised <br />for a period of 15 days and the procedure herein shall be repeated. Any person <br />appoint~x1 but not approved by the Council shall not be eligible further for that <br />particular term of offtea or vacancy. <br /> <br />Removal of Board and Commission Members <br /> <br />A majority vote of the Council shall be required to remove a member from a City beard, <br />commission, or committee. The recommendation for removal may be made by the <br />Mayor or any Couneihnember. The full Council shall then vote on the removal. <br /> <br />XI. MISCELLANEOUS <br /> <br />A. Use of Staff For Outside Activities <br /> <br />Councilmembers shall request research and analytical work or give direction only to the <br />City Manager, who shall assign staff to provide the requested information. Requests for <br />staff work from the City AU~rney's office shall be directed to the City Attorney. <br />However, requests for general ixfformation, not involving significant staff time that can <br />be orally provided or photocopied, may be reques~d from dep~ut~nent heads. Requests <br />that involve change of policy, expenditttre of funds, research or analytical work or use <br />of significant staff time shall be submiu~ed to the full Council for approval. <br /> <br />Unless the issue involves ma~lers personal to the Councilmember, such as advice on <br />conflict of interest matters, staff responses to requests for written information from one <br />Councilmember shall be copied to all Councilmembers. <br /> <br />B. Press Releases <br /> <br />All press releases pertaining to the City Council shall be issued on City letterhead on <br />behalf of the entire City Council. No press releases pertainin~ to the City Council action <br />shall be released by individual members of the Council. The City Manager is authorized <br />to make press releases petmining to City activities and events of public importance as the <br /> <br />22 <br /> <br /> <br />