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that the Council actually has the authority to withhold a nomination of the Mayor on some of the Boards. It doesn't come to mind exactly which ones those are but there are - MARTIN: But there are none. I believe they have the right to - OLESEN: They can veto. OLSON: I don't think so. OLSEN: Yes, they already have. IRVING: Maybe - OLSON: There are some but there are others - MARTIN: Well, there may be some. Like you say, we'll have to do some more research but what I'm saying is, if in fact that mechanism is already in place, would that not suffice, or you still would rather have it in the manner of which you are speaking, where the Mayor would, in fact, appoint the Chair off the bat? • OLSON: Well, I mean typically in other places, that is a system that I have seen used and of course, at this point it may be moot. We may not have a Mayor in four years. HIGASHI: The main point you're talking about is to have a member from each Council District and one alternate. OLSON: Right and you would, more or less, tend to maintain some balance of power between your Executive and your Legislative branches of the government. I mean, obviously, chairing a Commission or a Board gives you certain latitudes that are beyond that of merely a Board Member. MARTIN: Correct. I understand. That's why I'm saying what I am saying because if you, in fact, have the Mayor appoint somebody then if the Chair, as you are saying, has a little bit more power than the normal members, they could ride ramrod and decide before hand what's going to happen. OLSON: Well, only to the extent that the other nine members of the Board allow it. It isn't carte blanche either. IRVINE: I just have one more thing. Usually you have an odd number of people on a Board or a Commission because you come down to the wire and someone's going to have to make a decision. You know, have the power to override, to get a majority. 11