Legislation Details

File #: 21985-26    Version: 1
Type: Briefing/Report (Dept,BCC) - Action Requested Status: Consent
File created: 7/21/2026 In control: County Council - Work Session
On agenda: 8/18/2026 Final action:
Title: Board/Commission Appointments- Environmental Sustainability Board
Presenters: Melanee Hand; Angelica Gurule
Indexes (Council Goals): Quality Governance - Communication and Engagement
Attachments: 1. A - Environmental Sustainability Member Roster, 2. B - Carly Blair Interview Packet, 3. C - Jack Grow Interview Packet, 4. D - Interview Panel Recommendation August 2026.pdf

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Board/Commission Appointments- Environmental Sustainability Board

Recommended Action

I move that Council nominate and appoint Carly Blair and Jack Grow to fill two vacancies on the Environmental Sustainability Board for a term beginning on August 1, 2026 and ending on July 31, 2028.

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The purpose of this item is to fill two (2) vacancies on the Environmental Sustainability Board. These vacancies represent expired partial terms forJack Grow and Carly Blair which ended on July 31, 2026. Both Jack Grow and Carly Blair are eligible for reappointment.

 

The following applicants are seeking reappointment for the first full term: Jack Grow [DTS] and Carly Blair [D].

 

The interviews were held on August 6, 2026, and the interview panel consisted of the following:

Council Liaison: Melanee Hand

Environmental Sustainability Board Chair: David Hampton

Environmental Sustainability Board Staff Liaison: Angelica Gurule, Sustainability Manager

 

The interview panel recommends reappointing both Carly Blair and Jack Grow to the Environmental Sustainability Board.

 

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 the applicants will not violate the County Charter restriction concerning political party majorities on Boards and Commissions.

 

This seven member board has two year terms beginning August 1 and ending July 31, and the current ESB Member Roster is included as Attachment A.

Attachments

A -  Board Member List

B -  Application Packet for Carly Blair

C -  Application Packet for Jack Grow

D - Interview Panel Recommendation