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Appointments to the Carrboro Tourism Development Authority (CTDA) and selecting a Chairperson
PURPOSE: This item is for the Town Council to consider appointments to the Carrboro Tourism Development Authority (CTDA), and to select a chairperson.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk / Economic Development
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Wendy Welsh, Interim Town Clerk, 919-918-7310, wwelsh@carrboronc.gov; Jon Hartman-Brown, 919-918-7319, jhartman-brown@carrboronc.gov
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
_X__ Race/Equity ____ Climate ____ Comprehensive Plan __X__Other
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 E.
The CTDA appointments fall under the section entitled "Appointments to Authorities" within the Advisory Board Recruitment and Appointment Policy which states the following: "The OWASA Board of Directors and Tourism Development Authority are considered "Authorities" under NC General Statutes. The Town Council will consider applications for those authorities and be responsible for making appointments as they are directed per law. The Council may at times choose to interview applicants for the representative seats by any method that they choose. All appointments will be made in open session by the ballot procedures established in the policy."
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Information
INFORMATION: The CTDA was established by Chapter 8A in the Carrboro Town Code entitled Hotel and Motel Room Occu...
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