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Board/Commission Appointments - Art in Public Places Board .
Recommended Action
I nominate Father Theophan Mackey and Jennifer Baker to fill two vacancies on the Art in Public Places Board and move that Council fill these vacancies by appointing Jennifer Baker to the a partial term that began on March 25, 2017 and ends on March 24, 2019 and appoint Father Theophan Mackey to fill the remainder of a term that began on November 4, 2017 and ends on November 3, 2019.
I further move Council acknowledge that Jennifer Baker intends to continue serving on the Library Board while serving on the Art in Public Places Board, Council finds these two positions are not incompatible, Council approves of her serving concurrently on both boards, and hereby appoints her to the Art in Public Places Board.
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The purpose of this item is to fill two vacancies on the Art in Public Places Board.
One vacancy represents and unexpired term vacated by Britton Donharl which ends on March 24, 2019. Ms. Donharl recently resigned from the APPB due to other commitments. There are nine months remaining in her term.
The board began the recruitment process and received two applications. After the recruitment period closed - and interviews were already scheduled - an additional APPB member, Michelle Mittrach, announced her move out of Los Alamos County. Ms. Mittrach is therefore no longer eligible to serve on the board. This created the second vacancy. There are sixteen months remaining on this term.
The interview committee found both applicants to be well qualified and decided to put forth both names for appointment instead of re-opening the recruitment period.
The applicants for these positions are: Father Theophan Mackey [DTS] and Jennifer Baker [DTS].
Jennifer Baker currently serves as Chair of the Library Board. The Council will need to acknowledge and approve concurrent membership on the Art in Public Places Board and the Library Board. Ms. Baker's second term on the L...
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