Title
Board/Commission Appointment - Transportation Board
Recommended Action
I nominate Georgia Strickfaden, Catherine Erwin-Renfro and Natalie Morgan to fill three of six vacancies on the Transportation Board which will begin March 1, 2021 and will end on February 28, 2023.
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The purpose of this item is to fill three of six vacancies on the Transportation Board. The vacancies are a result of two members who are term limited and one member who no longer wishes to serve on the board.
This seven-member board has staggered two-year terms beginning March 1 and ending February 28. The current Transportation Board Member Roster is shown on Attachment A.
The interview panel is recommending appointment of the following applicants:
Georgia Strickfaden [R]
Catherine Erwin-Renfro [R]
Natalie Morgan [DTS]
The nominees party affiliation has been verified with the Clerk's Office.
Ms. Strickfaden, Ms. Erwin-Renfro and Ms. Morgan were interviewed by an interview committee on January 29, 2021. The interview committee recommends appointing all three applicants. The Transportation Board has maintained two to three vacancies and only received/appointed one other applicant since the beginning of 2020.
The interview committee consisted of the following:
Council Liaison: Denise Derkacs
Board Chair: Kyle Wheeler
Public Works Director: Anne Laurent
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 nominees will not violate the County Charter restriction concerning political party majorities on Boards and Commissions.
Attachments
A - Transportation Board Member Roster
B - Application and Interview Packet for Georgia Strickfaden
C - Application and Interview Packet for Catherine Erwin-Renfro
D - Application and Interview Packet for Natalie Morgan
E - Interview Panel Recommendations