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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of December 11, 2017 — Regular Meeting Page 13 of 15 as Vice Mayor in the coming year. Extended kudos to those who had worked to make the Employee Holiday Party a great success. Requested that Ms. Gardner refresh everyone's memory on the process for board appointments. Ms. Gardner explained that the policy had been in place since 2006 and any City resident who was interested in serving could complete an application and all completed applications would be considered for vacancies on the City's volunteer boards, including the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and the Lakes Management Advisory Board. She noted that the Planning and Zoning Commission was the only board which has an alternate, and reminded everyone that the policy calls for the Commission to consider filling any vacancy with the alternate first. She advised that any appointments or reappointments to the Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Plan Board would be considered by the City Commission at the end of the calendar year as those terms were through November 30th Discussion: A brief discussion ensued, after which the City Commission directed Ms. Gardner to extend an invitation to each of the board applicants, including both new applicants and current board members up for re -appointment, to attend the City Commission meeting at which appointments would be made to give them an opportunity to speak to the Commission if they so desired. This would be for the purpose of introducing themselves and expressing their reasons for wishing to serve on a board. It would also give the Commissioners an opportunity to meet the applicants face to face and each applicant would be given up to three minutes to speak if they wished, but it would not be a requirement for appointment. Commissioner Sandra Solomon - Seat No. 3: • Thanked all staff members who had worked to make all the holiday events so successful. • Wished everyone Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Shabbat Shalom, and expressed hope for every good thing for everyone's family and the City in the coming year. Commissioner Bill Hufford — Seat No. 4: Expressed appreciation to staff for all of the beautiful decorations in Lake Concord Park and all the work done on the events. Inquired about whether holiday banners would be put up and was advised by Public Works Director Mark Gisclar that they would not be, as the old ones were too worn and the new ones had not yet been delivered. Expressed concerns that he and his wife had heard gunshots and had called 9-1-1 and had an officer come by who had explained this was the duck hunter who had been the subject of some earlier Commission discussions. Mr. Newlon advised that City Attorney Reischmann had been asked to work with the Police Department to re -check all the procedures which had been followed to research the issue with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. Captain Brenda Brandenberger shared some additional information she had concerning what was and was not permitted under state and federal laws regarding duck hunting. She advised that the gentleman in question was very much aware of what was permitted and had followed all the proper procedures and was very cautious, but he definitely was allowed under the law to hunt on the City's lakes. She further advised, however, that officers would still continue to investigate any reports of gunshots, and in the case of a hunter they would go over the guidelines they had been