TO: Mayor and City Council
THROUGH: Steve Powers, City Manager
FROM: Council Board and Commission Appointments Committee
SUBJECT:
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Planning Commission Appointment
Ward(s): All Wards
Councilor(s): All Councilors
Neighborhood(s): All Neighborhoods
Result Area(s): Good Governance
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ISSUE:
Shall the City Council appoint one applicant to the Planning Commission for a partial term expiring on December 31, 2020?
RECOMMENDATION:
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Vote to appoint one applicant to a partial-term position expiring on December 31, 2020.
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SUMMARY:
The Salem Planning Commission is established in SRC Chapter 6 and provides that the Commission shall consist of nine members to be appointed by the City Council, not more than one of whom shall be a nonresident of the City of Salem.
The Salem Planning Commission acts as an advisory commission to the City Council with a broad scope of concern in promoting the growth and orderly development of the City of Salem. In addition, the Commission reviews and issues decisions regarding a number of quasi-judicial land use applications.
FACTS AND FINDINGS:
There is one partial-term vacancy expiring on December 31, 2020. The Council Board and Commission Appointments Committee reviewed applications and recommended the following applicants for consideration: Dan Augustyn and Jordan Truitt. City Council voted on June 22, 2020, to interview candidates. Copies of the applications and candidates’ responses to the Questionnaire for Planning Commission candidates and are attached. Council will conduct interviews at 5:30 p.m. prior to its July 13, 2020 meeting.
BACKGROUND:
The Council Board and Commission Appointments Committee reviewed and considered applications on June 5, 2020, and then made recommendations for interviews.
Attachments:
1 Dan Augustyn - Application (redacted)
2. Dan Augustyn - Responses to Supplemental Questionnaire
3. Jordan Truitt - Application (redacted)
4. Jordan Truitt - Responses to Supplemental Questionnaire