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5 <br />POLICY 3- INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY EXPERT IN RFP /RFQ PANELS FOR <br />DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS <br />GOAL <br />Ensure that RFP /RFQpan.els who recommend recipients for awards of public funding, benefits, or <br />property f6,r�development project have at least one independent community expert to assist with the <br />decision. The scoring or ranking of the proposals /application shall be posted in the City website before <br />the panel submits its recommendation to city council for approval. <br />EXISTING LAW/POLICY <br />There is no such requirement in the SAMC. <br />PROPOSED POLICY <br />1. The city council shall appoint by a majority vote at least one independent panelist, who is <br />employed by a 501(c)(3) non - profit, to each panel that scores RFPs and RFQs for <br />development projects as defined in section 41 -668. <br />2. Each RFP and RFQ scoring panel shall have at least one independent panelist for every 10 <br />panelists. <br />3. The independent panelist shall have expertise in the subject matter of the RFP and RFQ to <br />ensure meaningful participation in the decision making process. <br />4. The independent panelist shall not be employed by the city or any of the applicants for the <br />RFP /RFQ and shall not be a direct relative of anybody employed by the city or any of the <br />applicants for the RFP /RFQ. <br />5. The independent panelist shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years and shall be trained <br />to ensure meaningfully participation in the decision making process. <br />6. Score sheets, names of scorers, and comments made by the review panel shall be made <br />available to the public immediately after the RFP /RFQ panels decides on a recommendation <br />and before it submitted to City Council for approval. <br />WSA -22 <br />