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Reappointment to the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB)
PURPOSE: This agenda item is for Council to make a reappointment to the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB). This does not include new appointments.
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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. It should be noted that the Advisory Board Recruitment and Appointment Policy has been evaluated using the Racial Equity Lens tool which was finalized in May 2023. A copy of this completed lens is attached here as Attachment D.
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Information
INFORMATION: The Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) consists of seven (7) members appointed by the Council.
* Six (6) members shall be residents of the Town.
* One (1) member shall be a resident either of the Town, the Town's extraterritorial planning jurisdiction, or the Town's joint planning transition area.
o All such members ("regular members") shall be interested in or have expertise relevant to the duties of the TAB.
The TAB currently has one member eligible for reappointment.
Lenore Jones-Perretto, in-town seat, is eligible for reappointment. Ms. Jones-Perretto is currently serving as the chair of the TAB, is the only diverse candidate on the board, and one of two females on the board. Ms. Jones-Perretto is a 27-year resident of Carrboro and is also the chair of PORCH Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Ms. Jones-Perretto thinks public transportation is important and being on this ...
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