CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council will start off the new year with a discussion of appointments for new and returning council members.

The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.

The main item of business is Mayor Jeri Spittler's appointments of council members to various city chairs, commissions and boards.

Under consent agenda business, usually approved as a slate on one vote, the council will receive the Dec. 13 minutes, a report on League of California membership benefits, an update from the US Environmental Protection Agency on the construction of test covers at the Sulphur Bank mercury mine superfund site, upcoming planning commission terms that are expiring, a notification of a Mediacom programming change, receipt of final resolutions report from the League of California Cities and Nov. 14 Vector Control meeting minutes.

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