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Amendment to the Town of Carrboro Advisory Board Recruitment and Appointment Policy to Clarify Dual Advisory Board Membership
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to clarify the Board’s preference to appoint volunteers to only one advisory board at a time.
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DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk/Town Attorney
CONTACT INFORMATION: Cathy Dorando and Nick Herman
INFORMATION: During the April 4, 2018 Board of Aldermen meeting the Board directed the Town Clerk and Town Attorney to draft language to include in the Town of Carrboro Advisory Board Recruitment and Appointment Policy that clarifies the Board’s preference of appointing volunteers to serve on only one advisory board at a time.
The attached resolution authorizes the Town Clerk to amend the policy by adding language to the “Recruitment and Appointment Process” section as follows:
o. As a presumptive policy, the Board of Aldermen will not appoint a person to serve on multiple advisory boards or commissions at the same time. However, the Board retains the discretion to make exceptions to this policy.
The resolution also authorizes the Town Clerk to amend the advisory board application to reflect this change.
FISCAL & STAFF IMPACT: N/A
RECOMMENDATION:r It is recommended that the Board of Aldermen adopt the attached resolution.