The Atlantic City Council, Wednesday evening, paid tribute to the Atlantic High School Girls Golf team.

Members of the Atlantic HS Girls Golf Team and their coaches (Assistant) Marty, and (Head Coach) Kathy Hobson.

In other business, the Council discussed at length, but took no action on changing the way by which Parks and Rec Board members are chosen, from elected-to-appointed. City Administrator John Lund apologized for not having discussed the matter with Interim Parks Director Bryant Rasmussen first.

He said it was just an idea he and City Attorney David Wiederstein discussed, it was more of a suggestion, not a recommendation. He said also he (Lund) discussed the matter with City Clerk Barb Barrick and Mayor Dave Jones. He agreed the whole issue “Would have been probably been less dramatic if I had just talked to the [Parks] Board and Bryant, on Monday [during their meeting June 17th).”

When the Parks Board found out about the proposal, they were upset that no one had spoken with them first. They Board had decided earlier this year to move from 6-year terms to 4-year terms, and the Personnel and Finance Committee endorsed in February. Barb Barrick said when she and Dave Wiederstein discussed the matter, they thought it was the Parks Board’s hopes that they could change the two, six-year terms elected four years ago, to four-year terms. But Wiederstein said that wasn’t possible, because if the change went into effect, now, in four years, four of the five Board seats would be up for election.

They discussed the better timing would be to change the terms when one of the positions comes open in 2021, to change it at THAT time to a four-year term, that way there would be a three-and-two-year split. The consensus of the Council was to leave the positions as they are now – elected, and then put the matter up for continued discussion and possible action prior to the 2021 elections. If the Council decides at that time to fill the seat(s) by appointment, it would be up to the Mayor to find persons interested and gender balance the positions. The Council has the final say over any proposed appointments.