The rhythms of civic life in Culver City have been accelerating since Jim Clarke was elected mayor seven weeks ago.
When dozens of residents are selected at Monday evening’s 7 o’clock City Council meeting for vacant or contested commissions and other advisory boards at Monday evening’s 7 o’clock City Council meeting, the sheer mass involvement will fulfill one of Mr. Clarke’s most ambitious objectives.
The central plans in Mayor Clarke’s expansive philosophy is thinking up creative ways to spark excitement about City Hall in the minds of normally placid residents.
Jabbing the community in the ribs, congenially, is his aim.
At the last Council meeting, Mayor Clarke and his colleagues conducted a mass interview of more than 50 applicants.
Previously, the process had been rated dull. Excitement-free Council voting on applicants had been preceded by individual interviews that were dry and mercifully sparse.
