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Board/Commission Appointment(s) - Board of Public Utilities
Recommended Action
I nominate Tracy Mauk, Martha Perkins and Eric Stromberg 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 term for Position UT5 beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2030.
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The purpose of this item is to fill one vacancy on the Board of Public Utilities (BPU). This vacancy represents the term currently held by Eric Stromberg, Position UT5, which will end on June 30, 2025. He is completing the fifth year of his full term and has been a dedicated member and Vice Chair of the BPU. (Please refer to Attachments A - C.)
This five-member board serves staggered five-year terms beginning on July 1. 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. The BPU appointment process is outlined in Attachment A and all member and applicant party affiliations have been verified with the Clerk's Office (Attachment D). Nominees may have any party affiliation and appointing any nominee will not violate the County Charter restriction concerning political party majorities on Boards and Commissions. (NOTE: Municipal Code, Chapter 8, Article I, Footnote 2 states "County Code ch. 8, Boards and Commissions does not apply to the board of public utilities. See County Charter, art. V, utilities and County Code ch. 40, utilities, art. II, ยงยง 40-41-40-47.")
These three applicants were interviewed and are presented to Council for consideration:
Martha Perkins, 5/5/2025, 4:00 p.m.
Eric Stromberg, 5/8/2025, 4:00 p.m.
Tracy Mauk, 5/12/2025, 5:00 p.m.
The following committee members conducted the interviews:
Theresa Cull, Council Chair
Suzie Havemann, Counci...
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