Don&rsquo;t focus too much on those prominent tattoos.</p><p>The spotlight on the mayor&rsquo;s two hoped-for appointments to an important development board is shining brightly on one tattooed appointee.</p><p> Local entrepreneur Stretch garnered a front-page photo in Wednesday&rsquo;s paper as someone that Mark Funkhouser wants on the Tax Increment Financing Commission.</p><p> But to assess the extremely valid concern that Funkhouser may swing city boards and commissions too far from the interests of many developers, look closer at Mary Lindsay, the other appointee.</p><p>Stretch, Jeff Rumaner, has earned his status as an artist and man about town with his gallery and his Grinder&rsquo;s location for food and open-air concerts. He&rsquo;s a businessman, no fresh-out-of-sculpture-class wannabe. But he has some serious work ahead while he immerses himself in the ways of city bureaucracy. May his creativity survive. </p><p> But Lindsay will be the harsher force on developers. She is well-grounded in TIFs and rightly on-record as critical that their use has not spread to less-advantaged areas.</p><p> As president of the local chapter of Reclaim Democracy, she commissioned a report that showed only 12 percent of TIFs were given to the 3rd and 5th City Council districts. </p><p> Both may end up being OK appointments. </p><p> Long term, the only problem with Funkhouser&rsquo;s goal of putting &ldquo;regular folks&rdquo; on boards and commissions is that too often, regular folks do not have the education or experience to hold those positions. That&rsquo;s blunt, but true.</p><p> Yes, a nicely embossed business card citing a person as a member of a particular law, real estate or development firm doesn&rsquo;t always equate to a good choice, either.</p><p> And yes, the city should have a mix of people on its various committees and boards. One aspect to consider is who is not represented at the table.</p><p>But caring for children, the poor and the disenfranchised does not necessarily mean a person has the business savvy to usher in development that can ultimately help those populations. Qualifications matter.</p><p>And the city does not need Funkhouser Mini-Me&rsquo;s: People seemingly perplexed and leery of anyone they perceive as having deep pockets. Not every developer came to the position by screwing over the little guy, minorities in particular.</p><p>Worst-case scenario is that during his likely one term, Funkhouser will pack important boards with too many chip-on-their-shoulder types who will do little but drive away good projects. </p><p>But this is where the council is braying too loudly. They have to sign off on TIF, Port Authority and at least some ATA appointments, which are many of the city&rsquo;s most important positions.</p><p> In fact, they will vote today on Stretch and Lindsay.