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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
Meeting 98-23
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AGENDA
7:30 P.M. 330 Distel Circle
Monday Los Altos, California
October 19, 1998
(7:30) ROLL CALL
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS --Public
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
BOARD BUSINESS
1. Initial Interviews of Applicants Director-Ward 4
ADJOURNMENT
Members of the public are invited to forward written comments to the District Clerk regarding the
candidates and/or questions they propose the Board ask candidates. It is recommended that these
comments and/or questions be submitted to the Clerk by 3:00 P.M., Monday, October 19, 1998 at
the address shown below so that they can be compiled and duplicated for the members of the
Board prior to the start of the meeting.
Copies of the applications for Director-Ward 4 submitted by Victor Arthur Fisher, Curt Riffle,
Carol B. Moholt, Deane Little, John Joseph Miller, Jr., Jeff Warmoth, and Winnie Chu are
available at the District office for review by members of the public.
The Board's adopted Procedures for Interviews that will be followed to fill the Ward 4 vacancy
are printed on the back of this agenda.
The Board has scheduled a second Special Meeting for Wednesday, October 21, beginning at
6:30 P.M. at the District office for the purpose of conducting the second round of the interview
process and selecting an appointee to fill the Ward 4 Director position.
330 Distel Circle - Los Altos, CA 94022-1404 m Phone: 650-691-1200
FAX:650-691-0485 - E-mail: mros(] operispace.org Weh site:www.ol)ensl)acP.org
Roard of t hrettor�:fete Siemens_Mary C.Davey,led Cyr,David T.Smernoff, N� C.N
Nonctte Hanl�o. ftetsyCmwder, Kenneth C. � C�erreral�'vfar�a�,c�r l Craig Britton
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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
PROCEDURES FOR INTERVIEWS
First Round
1. Order of appearance of applicants established in a random drawing of names.
2. Each applicant allotted up to eight minutes for opening statement and clarifying questions by
the Board, with a minimum of three minutes for the latter.
3. Round-robin questioning by Board members of applicants for a maximum of 30 minutes each.
4. Each applicant (order determined by another random drawing) will have two minutes
maximum for a final statement.
5. Board recess for 10 minutes.
6. Each Board member casts a signed ballot for up to six top choices for second round interviews.
7. Clerk keeps ballots for later public inspection.
8. Voting tallied and announced by Clerk.
9. The field will be narrowed to half of the original number of applicants, but at least three and at
most six.
10. The candidates receiving the most votes will be those selected for the second round.
Second Round
1. Random drawing for order of appearance.
2. Each finalist allotted 20 minutes for answering questions posed by the Board.
3. Random drawing for order of appearance for final statements.
4. 10 minute recess.
5. Each finalist will get five minutes for summary.
6. Each Board member casts a signed ballot for his or her choice of appointment.
7. Voting tallied and announced by District Clerk.
8. Clerk keeps ballots for later public inspection.
9. If no candidate receives four votes, there will be additional votes on the full list of finalists until
a candidate receives four votes.
10. Board adopts resolution naming appointment to fill the office.
Absence of candidates from interviews—The Board will consider the written application and
supplementary information provided by candidates who cannot attend one or both sessions.
330 Distel Circle * Los Altos, CA 94022-1404 * Phone:650-691-1200
FAX:050-691-0485 * E-mail: mrosd@openspace.org * Web site:www.openspace.org
of Director,:Pete Siemens,Mary C. Davey, led Cyr,David 1.Smernoff, Nonette Hanko, Betsy Crowder,Kenneth C. Nitz + General Manager L.Craig Britton
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OPENING STATEMENT
AND
CLARIFYING QUESTIONS
BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Each applicant is allotted up to eight minutes for opening statement and clarifying questions
by the Board, with a minimum of three minutes for the latter.
• After four (4) minutes, District Clerk will hold up YELLOW one-minute sign
• At five (5) minutes, District Clerk will hold up WHITE five-minute sign
• After two (2) minutes of clarifying questions by the Board, District Clerk will
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again hold up the YELLOW one-minute sign.
�i • At three (3) minutes, when the allotted time has expired, District Clerk will hold
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up the BLUE time sign.
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