HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-14-2016 Item 07 Short Term Appointment to the Human Relations Commission
Meeting Date: 6/14/2016
FROM: Derek Johnson, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Lee Price, MMC, Interim City Clerk
SUBJECT: SHORT-TERM APPOINTMENT TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS
COMMISSION (HRC)
RECOMMENDATION
As recommended by the Council Liaison Subcommittee:
1. Approve a leave of absence for HRC Commissioner Maria Troy; and
2. Appoint Nancy Welts to the HRC for a short-term appointment of up to six (6) months
effectively immediately.
DISCUSSION
Human Relations Commissioner Maria Troy was appointed to the HRC in June of 2014 and was
reappointed to a four-year term March 15, 2016. Due to unusual circumstances, Commissioner
Troy has requested a leave of absence. Pursuant to the Advisory Body Handbook and past
practice, leaves of absence are generally not granted except under very unusual circumstances
and when authorized in advance by the Council.
Council Members Carpenter and Rivoire serve as the Council Liaison Subcommittee (CLS) to
the HRC and have recommended that the Council grant Commissioner Troy’s leave of absence
request, and further, to and appoint Nancy Welts for a short-term appointment, consistent with
the Advisory Body Handbook. Ms. Welts applied for the HRC earlier this year and was
interviewed by the CLS on February 19, 2016. The CLS found her qualified and recommended
her for a future opening on the HRC. Ms. Welts is able and willing to serve a short -term
appointment.
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