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Board/Commission Appointment(s) - Parks & Recreation Board
Recommended Action
I move that Council nominate George Marsden, Paula Knepper, Amarylis Khat, Sharolyn Cerney, and Jacob Aldersebaes to fill three vacancies on the Parks & Recreation Board.
By roll call vote, Councilors vote for three nominees and the three nominees with the highest vote total of four or more will be appointed to fill the vacancies with terms beginning on December 1, 2024 and ending on November 30, 2026.
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The purpose of this item is to fill three (3) vacancies on the Parks & Recreation Board. These vacancies represent expired terms vacated by the current Chair James Wernicke whose term ended on November 30, 2024 and chose not to reapply, David Teter whose second term ended on November 30, 2024, and George Marsden whose first term ended on November 30, 2024.
The applicants for this position are:
George Marsden (Incumbent) [D]
Paula Knepper [D]
Amarylis Khat [DTS]
Sharolyn Cerney [DTS]
Jacob Aldersebaes [DTS]
Evan Rose [D]
Evan Rose withdrew his application before his scheduled interview.
The interviews were held on December 11, 2024 and the interview panel consisted of: Council Liaison: Randall Ryti, PRB Board Chair: James Wernicke, and Staff Liaison: Wendy Parker, Parks Superintendent.
The interview panel is recommending appointment of the following applicants:
George Marsden (Incumbent) [D]
Paula Knepper [D]
Jacob Aldersebaes [DTS]
Jacob Aldersebaes listed Democrat as his party affiliation on his application. However, the County Clerk's Office confirmed his party affiliation as DTS. During the interview, he also confirmed that his party affiliation is DTS.
Party affiliations are noted as [D] Democrat, [R] Republican, [I] Independent, [G] Green, [L] Libertarian, [DTS] Declined to State, and [N] Not Registered to Vote. Appointing any of these applicants will not violate the County Charter restriction concerning political party majorities on Boards and Commissions.
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