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Appointments to the Planning Board
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is for the Town Council to make appointments to the Planning Board.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Wesley Barker, Town Clerk, wbarker@carrboronc.gov, 919-918-7309
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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 and has been sent to the CORE team for the next step in the review process. This review process should be completed by May 2023.
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Information
INFORMATION: The Planning Board consists of 11 members:
* 9 members, appointed by the Town Council, shall reside within the town.
* 1 member, appointed by the Orange County Board of Commissioners, shall reside within the town's extraterritorial planning area.
* 1 member, appointed by the Orange County Board of Commissioners, shall reside within the town's joint planning transition area.
Elmira Mangum, serving in the In-Town seat, is up for re-appointment and has indicated interest in being re-appointed for another term, which would be her second term.
Susan Poulton, who currently serves in the Joint Planning Transition Area seat, is up for re-appointment and has indicated interest in serving another term. It should be noted that there are no new applications received for this designated seat.
David Clinton, who currently serves as the ETJ Planning Area seat, is up for re-appointment. Mr. Clinton has served in this rol...
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