The Boards and Commissions Transition Task Force presented to City Council potential recommendations to help the city align its existing advisory entities with the new 10-1 governance system.

Task Force Chairman Victor Martinez said one of the major focuses so far for the commission is to "minimize the disruption of the work of the current boards and commissions while affording a new mayor and a new council the best opportunity to find, interview, nominate and train new members of the boards and commissions."

Task force members are considering a transition plan of six months, starting in January 2015 and ending June 30, 2015. All existing boards and commission members would continue in their current formation during this transition period. The new mayor and council would approve and train new members during the six-month period as well as fill vacancies.

The city of Austin has more than 60 boards and commissions, and the council appoints more than 400 members to those entities.The Boards and Commissions Transition Task Force presented to City Council potential recommendations to help the city align its existing advisory entities with the new 10-1 governance system.