SUBJECT:
Title
Sustainability Advisory Board Applicant Review and Recommendation to Town Council - Update
Department
DEPARTMENT: Environmental Services
Presenter
PRESENTER(S): Eryka Thorley, Sustainability Manager
Time
TIME ESTIMATE: 80 minutes
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Fisc
Policy
Body
SUMMARY/KEY POINTS
* Advisory boards make recommendations for board appointments to the Town Council every two years.
* Four (4) positions on SAB end on April 30, 2026.
* One (1) position on SAB is ending on April 30, 2027.
* SAB will need to appoint five (5) members to the board from the eight (8) applications attached.
* Of the five (5) appointed, the one with lowest score will fill the term ending April 30, 2027.
* Four (4) applicants will be appointed to four (4) three-year terms, and one (1) applicant will be appointed to a term with one (1) remaining year, to fulfill the odd numbered year appointments as updated in the Town of Erie Municipal Code.
BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
Ordinance 30-2025 repealed and reenacted Title 3 of the Erie Municipal Code regarding boards, commissions, and committees. Appointments shall occur in April of odd number of years or as necessary to fill vacancies. Because of the Municipal Code update, four (4) applicants will now be appointed seats with terms ending April 30, 2029. One (1) applicant will be appointed to fill a retired seat with the term ending April 30, 2027.
Process:
? A quorum must be present.
? All members present will receive a blank ranking sheet at the meeting.
? Members will review the applications and submit their rankings to the staff liaison, who will enter them into a scoring sheet.
? The staff liaison will compile the individual scores into a single composite score, which will be used to develop the ranking.
? Members may then discuss the final rankings, if needed, and make recommendations for the open positions.
? If, after discussion, the rankings are tied for the fi...
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