The process I will use in making appointments:

The responsibility to nominate and/or appoint citizens to the many boards and commissions affiliated with County government is perhaps the most important duty of the County Mayor. I will prepare a listing of all positions that are to be filled along with a description of the duties of each position and the expected qualifications of any person interested in serving in that position. As vacancies arise each position will be announced in the newspaper and on-line, and interested parties invited to submit their application to the mayor’s office. I will appoint a 5 member panel of objective non-partisan people who will review all applications received and will submit the names of the three best qualified candidates to me. I will conduct individual interviews with each of those three candidates and will select the one I feel is best for the job. Everyone who applies will be given full and fair consideration.