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actually reappointed old members for Commissions. RAY: That's certainly another approach, and that's just come up. We weren't looking at that so - BALOG: No, since they brought it up, I just elaborated on it. RAY: But I mean, is that something this body wants to pursue? That's not what we were talking about. We were talking about modifying, more or less, the system we have now, and trying to improve on it rather than changing the Charter to allow for a second term. MARTIN: But it's nothing more than modification, and I believe what Kevin is saying, if I'm hearing him correctly, is, if in fact the Mayor so elects to do something like that, it takes away the burden of finding somebody in the short term. But you're still talking about two times and that's it, right, or whatever the case may be? There would still be some limitations to it. BALOG: Yes. Chris brought up indefinitely so when he brought up the word 'indefinitely', all I brought up was what was done on the State level, and I still think that's something else that should be addressed. When this current Mayor's term ends, • when our newly elected Mayor, if we still have a Mayor at that time, wishes to appoint some of the people serving on some of these Boards and Commissions again, and he thinks they're good people, and he's totally a different person, he's not the same person, why should he be told he can't? And if he likes the continuity of what that Board or Commission is doing, why shouldn't he be able to? But it doesn't, still, address the problem of what happens when someone's term reaches that point. So it's actually two different issues, but I still like 90 days. BESS: One comment, John, is that, Chris, if we took a poll here we'd find that none of us would want an indefinite term, so that the exercise in creating that as an option, seems to me, to be not a good use of your time. RAY: Other comments? HIGASHI: I agree. YOSHIYAMA: I agree. BALOG: Can we get back to the 90 days? I'll make a motion. I don't care. I'd like to make a motion. Can I? RAY: Sure. 47