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Request to Set a Public Hearing on Land Use Ordinance Text Amendments Relating to Attendance Policies for Board and Commission Members
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the Town Council to set a public hearing to consider amendments to the Land Use Ordinance to revise language associated with advisory board and commission attendance policies and procedures.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: ; Patricia McGuire, Planning Director, 919-918-7327, pmcguire@carrboronc.gov; Christina Moon, Planning & Transportation Administrator, 919-918-7325, cmoon@carrboronc.gov; Duncan Dodson, Planner, 919-918-7340, ddodson@carrboronc.gov
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
Advisory boards and commissions are regulated by provisions of the Town Code, Chapter 3 and 15, the Land Use Ordinance. The Town Council has also maintained guidelines and procedures associated with board appointments and meetings for some time. Race and Equity pocket questions are included as Attachment E.
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Information
INFORMATION:
In March 2023, the Town Council directed staff to update notification processes associated with attendance requirements for advisory boards and commissions. In May 2023, The Town Council held a public hearing to consider amendment related to attendance for boards and commissions regulated by the Land Use Ordinance. Parallel changes for advisory boards and commissions regulated by the Town Code were on that same evening's agenda. After consideration of the items, Town Council referred the following comments back to staff to address and bring forward at a later meeting: 1) that membership termination would be enacted by the Town Clerk, and 2) that members would have excused absences instead of absences.
The draft ordinance has been revised in response to Town Council direction (Attachment B). The draft ...
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