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Appointments to the Board of Adjustment
PURPOSE: This agenda item is for Council to make appointments to the Board of Adjustment.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Wendy Welsh, Interim Town Clerk, 919-918-7310, wwelsh@carrboronc.gov
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
The Town Council follows the Advisory Board Recruitment and Appointment Policy which was adopted on 11-21-2017. Text amendments to this policy were approved by the Town Council on 12-1-2020 and 4-13-2021, respectively, to the section entitled "Composition" which related to expanding the racial and ethnic diversity on advisory boards and commissions. The Advisory Board Recruitment and Appointment Policy has been evaluated using the Racial Equity Lens tool which was finalized in May 2023, which is attached here as Attachment E.
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Information
INFORMATION: The Board of Adjustment shall consist of nine (9) members.
* Seven (7) members, appointed by the Town Council, shall reside within the town.
* One (1) member, appointed by the Orange County Board of Commissioners, shall reside within the Town's Extraterritorial planning area.
* One (1) member, appointed by the Orange County Board of Commissioners, shall reside within the Town's Joint Planning transition area.
The Board of Adjustment currently has three (3) vacancies for in-town seats and three (3) in-town seats up for reappointment recommendation.
A new application was received by Kacy Gordon for an in-town seat on the board. Ms. Gordon has attended a meeting and Brian Hageman, Chair of the Board of Adjustment, has submitted the chair form. Ms. Gordon is a Biology Professor at UNC, has been a Carrboro resident for over eight years, and has volunteered in multiple organizations throughout her lifetime.
A new application was received by Heather Hunt for an in-town seat on the board. Ms....
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