SUBJECT:
Title
Process to Realign Board/Commission Terms to Odd-Numbered Years
Department
DEPARTMENT: Administrative Operations
Presenter
PRESENTER(S): Meredyth Muth, Director of Administrative Services and Operations
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Time
TIME ESTIMATE: 45 minutes
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Fiscal
Policy
POLICY ISSUES:
Council has asked to move board/commission appointments to odd-numbered years so the appointments occur in April after new Council Members take their seats in January of that year.
Recommendation
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Discussion/Direction
Body
SUMMARY/KEY POINTS
* The Town Attorney has prepared an ordinance to clarify that board/commission appointments occur in April of odd-numbered years.
* Council will need to determine how it wants to realign current board/commission terms so they end in odd-numbered years.
BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
The Town of Erie's boards and commissions serve as advisors to and as a sounding board for the Council and Town staff. Except for a few very specific issues, boards have no final decision-making authority; but rather they serve to bring expertise and a diversity of opinion in advising the Council. Board members volunteer their time to help inform and assist Town Council and staff.
Earlier this year, Council asked staff to move board/commission appointments to odd-numbered years so appointments occur in the April after new Council Members are sworn in in January.
Staff were already in the process of writing a new board/commission ordinance to align some areas of the code with the Charter and to clean up some inconsistencies. The change to odd-numbered years has been incorporated in the draft ordinance (attached). It is scheduled to come to Council for consideration on Oct. 14.
While the ordinance can change the standard appointment date, it does not change the terms of existing members; all of which currently end in even-numbered ...
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