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File #: [23-0728]    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Appointment Status: Filed
File created: 10/5/2023 In control: Town Council
On agenda: 10/11/2023 Final action: 10/11/2023
Title: Appointments to the Parks, Greenways and Recreation Commission.
Attachments: 1. Ballot, 2. Applications, 3. Master Ballot

 

 

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Appointments to the Parks, Greenways and Recreation Commission.

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Staff:

Department:

Sabrina Oliver, Director/Town Clerk

Governance Services

Amy Harvey, Deputy Town Clerk

 

Brenton Hodge, Assistant Town Clerk

 

 

Recommendation(s):

That the Council make appointments to the Parks, Greenways and Recreation Commission for one seat.

 

 

Attachments:

 

Recommendation

 

Ballot

 

Applications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEMORANDUM

 

TO:                     Mayor and Town Council

 

FROM:                     Renuka Soll, Chair, Parks, Greenways, and Recreation Commission

 

SUBJECT:                     Recommendation for the vacancy(s)

 

DATE:                     September 20, 2023

 

 

RECOMMENDATION: The Parks, Greenways, and Recreation Commission met on Tuesday September 19, 2023, and by a unanimous vote made the following recommendation(s) to the Town Council for consideration:

 

                     Cathy (Holly) Burnham, Appointment, Town Resident

 

SPECIAL REQUEST(s): None]

 

BACKGROUND: Cathy (Holly) Burnham is a graduate of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and has a degree in Recreation Administration. Holly is very interested in environmental health and was in the Peace Corps as a health educator working with youth, seniors, and people at risk. This experience exposed her to diverse lifestyles, cultures, and social norms in a foreign country, which taught her much about attending to and understanding others' perspectives.

 

The Commission received this application after the Town was no longer posting for this opportunity. There are two vacancies on the Commission, a Town Resident, and an Orange County representative.

 

The Commission was impressed by Cathy Burnham's interests and perspectives and appreciated the opportunity to review and recommend this candidate to serve on the Commission.

 

 

Note: Governance Services notes that the Parks, Greenways, and Recreation Commission reviewed the following applications: Bill Brashear, Cathy Burnham, Harrison Keith, Mark Massing, and Ryan O’Connor. No additional applications were received between September 20, 2023 and October 4, 2023 for the Parks, Greenways, and Recreation Commission.

 

In September, the Orange County Board of Commissioners made appointment to that position.

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