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Appointments to the Transportation Advisory Board
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the Town Council to make appointments to the Transportation Advisory Board.
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DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
CONTACT INFORMATION: Cathy Dorando, 919-918-7309
INFORMATION: The Transportation Advisory Board currently has three seats available for appointment. There are three expiring seats. Two expiring seats are held by Diana McDuffee and Robert Dow. McDuffee and Dow will not reply. One expiring term seat is currently held by Kurt Stolka. Stolka has served the maximum number of terms but has submitted an application for the Council’s consideration.
Applications were also received from: Sarah Brown and Elyse Keefe.
David Swan is the chair of the Transportation Advisory Board and provided the chair forms for the Council’s review. Chair forms are located directly in front of the application and in alphabetical order.
Information from the Advisory Board Recruitment and Appointment Policy:
Terms
a. Members are appointed to staggering three-year terms on all advisory boards that expire annually in
February. The Carrboro Tourism Development Authority members are appointed to one-year terms that
expire annually in January.
b. Members are limited to two full terms. After completing two full terms, a member must take off one year before applying for re-appointment to the advisory board. However, a board member may apply to serve on another advisory board if he/she desires. The Board of Aldermen may make exceptions to this rule under the following circumstances:
1. To retain diversity on an advisory board;
2. A lack of applicants.
All applicant and chair information is attached.
A matrix is also included.
FISCAL & STAFF IMPACT: N/A
RECOMMENDATION:r It is recommended that the Mayor and Council review the applications and consider making appointments