Draft Board Member Review Committee 11-10-10MINUTES
Board Member Review Committee Meeting
November 10, 2010
Call to order
The meeting was called to order at 5:00 pm. Those in attendance were Mayor Pro Tem John Fletcher (Chairman), City Manager Jim Hanson, Member Glen Fisher, Member Jim Smith, Community
Development Board Chair Chris Lambertson, and Recording Secretary Nancy Bailey. Principal Planner Erika Hall arrived at 5:10 pm.
Approval of the minutes of the BMRC meeting of October 14, 2010.
Motion: Approve minutes of the Board Member Review Committee meeting of October 14, 2010.
Moved by Fisher, Seconded by Smith
Motion carried unanimously
Discuss/review possible reappointment of a current member of the Community Development Board whose term is expiring on December 31, 2010. (3 upcoming vacancies)
Chris Lambertson
The Committee asked Mr. Lambertson to leave the room while they discussed his reappointment.
Motion: Reappoint Chris Lambertson to an additional term, ending December 31, 2012, on the Community Development Board.
Moved by Fisher, Seconded by Hanson
Motion carried unanimously
Mr. Lambertson returned to the meeting and was informed he had been unanimously recommended for reappointment to an additional term on the Community Development Board.
Discuss the new candidates (listed below) and make a recommendation.
Chairman Fletcher pointed out that Mr. Stratton is currently residing outside Atlantic Beach, in Queen’s Harbor, and his home will not be built in Atlantic Beach until April of next
year. Since he is not currently a resident of Atlantic Beach and Code requires that applicants must be a resident when appointed, Ms. Bailey was asked to contact him and cancel his
interview for this evening.
New candidates:
Kelly Elmore
Mitchell Reeves
Brea Paul
Patrick Stratton (interview cancelled)
The Committee interviewed the three remaining candidates separately. The purpose of the interview and an overview of the duties and responsibilities of the Community Development Board
were explained to each. Each applicant explained his/her personal accomplishments, goals and interests in the community. The Committee offered the applicants the opportunity to ask
questions and the Committee responded to those questions.
After the interviews were completed, the Committee discussed each candidate and made the following recommendations to fill the vacant positions.
Motion: Recommend appointing Kelly Elmore to serve as a new member on the Community Development Board, effective January 1, 2011, with his term ending December 31, 2012.
Moved by Fisher, seconded by Smith
Votes:
Aye: 4 – Fisher, Fletcher, Lambertson, Smith
Nay: 1 – Hanson
Motion carried
Motion: Recommend appointing Brea Paul to serve as a new member on the Community Development Board, effective January 1, 2011, with her term ending December 31, 2012.
Moved by Fisher, seconded by Smith
Motion carried unanimously
Mr. Hanson stated these appointments will be on the November 22nd Commission Agenda for approval by the Commission.
Other Business
There was no other business.
Adjournment
There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at 6:31 pm.
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John Fletcher
Chairman