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12 <br /> 1 Tara May, Deputy Clerk to the Board, introduced the item. <br /> 2 The Board agreed by consensus on the recommended applicants. <br /> 3 The Board agreed to hold the vacant position open to give the Commission for the <br /> 4 Environment a chance to make a recommendation. <br /> 5 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked about the follow-up for people who applied to be on an <br /> 6 advisory board but were not ultimately appointed. <br /> 7 Tara May said that she lets them know that their applications will stay on file for two years. <br /> 8 She said she reaches out to those applicants when vacancies come up to gauge if they are still <br /> 9 interested and eligible. <br /> 10 Vice-Chair McKee said he applied to the Planning Board for years before he was <br /> 11 appointed. <br /> 12 Commissioner Richards asked if Tara May had noticed an increase in applications since <br /> 13 she began advertising vacancies to a wider variety of mailing lists. <br /> 14 Tara May said she has seen more interest since she reached out to the realtors and bar <br /> 15 association mailing lists. <br /> 16 Commissioner Richards said she has seen it in a few different places. <br /> 17 Tara May said she thought the extra effort of mailing the vacancies to organizations that <br /> 18 also have newsletters has been helpful. <br /> 19 Chair Bedford said Jeff Scott applied for Affordable Housing, but she wondered if the <br /> 20 Board should ask him to also apply for the Board of Adjustment given his interest. <br /> 21 Commissioner Greene encouraged the Board to continue promoting advisory boards and <br /> 22 commissions vacancies as well. <br /> 23 Tara May explained a spreadsheet that was included at each commissioners' place that <br /> 24 will be considered at the February 21, 2023 business meeting. She said the spreadsheet showed <br /> 25 positions that commissioners sit on for various county and regional boards and commissions. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Adjournment <br /> 28 A motion was made by Vice-Chair McKee and seconded by Commissioner Hamilton to <br /> 29 adjourn the meeting at 9:35 p.m. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 32 <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Jamezetta Bedford, Chair <br /> 35 <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Recorded by Laura Jensen, Clerk to the Board <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Submitted for approval by Laura Jensen, Clerk to the Board. <br /> 40 <br />