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Board/Commission Appointment(s) - Board of Public Utilities
Recommended Action
I nominate Daniel Leonard, Curtis Christensen, Matt Heavner, David North, Josip Loncaric, Chris Rose, and John Pearson to fill one vacancy on the Board of Public Utilities and move that Council appoint one nominee to the vacant position as follows: by roll call vote, Councilors vote for one nominee, and the nominee with the highest total of four or more votes will be appointed to fill the partial term for Position UT1 beginning February 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2026.
If Matt Heavner is appointed, Council will need to take a second action to acknowledge and approve concurrent memberships for his current term on the Transportation Board which ends on February 28, 2025. Mr. Heavner indicated that he would like to serve two additional months on the Transportation Board to allow some time to recruit his replacement.
I further move Council acknowledge that Matt Heavner intends to continue serving on the Transportation Board while serving on the Board of Public Utilities. Council finds these positions not incompatible and approves of Mr. Heavner serving concurrently for two months on both boards, and hereby appoints him to the Board of Public Utilities.
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The purpose of this item is to fill one vacancy on the Board of Public Utilities (BPU). Please refer to Attachment B. This vacancy represents the term currently held by Cornell G. Wright, Jr. in Position UT1, which will end on June 30, 2026. Member Wright was appointed to a partial term on July 14, 2020, which ended June 30, 2021. He was then appointed to his first term on July 1, 2021 and resigned effective January 30, 2024. He has served a total of three years and six months as a dedicated member, Chair, and Vice Chair of the BPU.
This five-member board serves staggered five-year terms beginning July 1st and ending June 30th. Party affiliations are noted as [D] Democrat, [R] Republican, [ I ] Independent, [G] Green...
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