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Appointments to the Appearance Commission
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to request that the Town Council consider appointments to the Appearance Commission
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DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
CONTACT INFORMATION: Wesley Barker, Town Clerk, wbarker@carrboronc.gov , 919-918-7309, Marty Roupe (staff liaison), mroupe@carrboronc.gov, 919-918-7333
INFORMATION: The Appearance Commission is comprised of nine seats appointed by Town Council. All members of this Commission shall either reside, own property, or operate a business within Carrboro's planning jurisdiction. The Commission currently has 6 vacant seats. These vacancies have been difficult to fill due to lack of applicants, and 2 appointed members have not consistently attended meetings that does not comply with the attendance policy set forth in the Town's Advisory Board Recruitment and Appointment Policy. Due to these factors, the Commission has had difficulty achieving a quorum in recent months.
Two individuals have submitted applications to serve on this Commission.
It should be noted that one applicant, Ana Jafarinia, has been regularly attending Appearance Commission meetings, but after some research, Town Council minutes reflect that she was never formally appointed by the Council to this Commission. The Appearance Commission chair does recommend that Ms. Jafarinia be appointed formally to this Commission.
Additionally, a new application was received from Whitney Fry. The Appearance Commission Chair, David Markiewicz, assisted in recruitment of this applicant and has already met with her and submitted the chair form recommending her for appointment.
Further, current Appearance Commission member Sharon Reilly is up for reappointment for a second full term on the Appearance Commission. Ms. Reilly has indicated her interest to continue serving, and the chair form has been submitted recommending her reappointment.
If the Council makes the reappoint...
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