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Amend the Advisory Board Membership Policy to Require an Application for Appointment.
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Staff:
Department:
Mayor Hemminger
Council Committee on Boards & Commissions
Council Member Anderson
Council Member Parker
Council Member Ryan
Overview: The Council Committee on Boards & Commissions requests all applicants have an application on file to be put on the ballot for consideration for Board and Commission membership.
Recommendation(s):
That the Council adopt a resolution to amend the Advisory Board Membership Policy to require an application for appointment.
Attachments:
* Resolution
A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIP POLICY TO REQUIRE AN APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT (2022-09-14/R-5)
WHEREAS, the Council Committee on Boards & Commissions met on June 27, 2022, and questioned allowing the Council to write in the name of a person who had not applied; and
WHEREAS, the Council Committee on Boards & Commissions recommends the Council change the Advisory Board Membership Policy to require an application on file and subsequent eligibility determined before being included on the ballot.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Council amends the Advisory Board Membership Policy Application Process section as follows.
"In January of each year, the Town Clerk shall notify the Council and all advisory board and commission chairs of those advisory board and commission members whose terms expire June 30. The Town Clerk shall advertise vacancies from February through April in a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation within the community and such other means as may be deemed effective, including, but not limited to, mailings to community organizations, public service announcements, and letters of invitation to citizens who have expressed interest throughout the year, and posting the advertisement for vacancies to the Town's website. An application must be on file a...
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