PLACEMENT: Board and Committee Appointments
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COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEMBER APPOINTMENTS AND CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR DESIGNATIONS
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This is a request for the Board of County Commissioners to appoint a Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) representative for Golden Gate, Jensen Beach, Old Palm City, Rio, and the at large member and designate a Chair and Vice Chair of the CRA.
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DEPARTMENT: Administration
PREPARED BY: Name: Donna Gordon
Title: Executive Aide
REQUESTED BY: Susan Kores, Manager, Office of Community Development
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
The following terms for the Community Redevelopment Agency and the Public Art Advisory Committee, expired on December 31, 2020.
Saadia Tsaftarides - Golden Gate
Cynthia Hall - Jensen Beach
Mark Palazzo - Old Palm City
Michael Readling - Rio
Richard Kennedy - At Large (term expiration, January 7, 2021)
Sec. 39.2, General Ordinances, Martin County Code (the Code) sets forth the procedures for appointment of members to the CRA. Sec. 39.2.E. of the Code states the term of each member shall be determined at the time of their appointment, after the initial appointments, terms are for four years.
The Board of County Commissioners appoints the members of the CRA Board. As stated in Sec. 39.2D. of the Code, one of the qualifications to be a CRA member is that the person must "have served as Chair of the Neighborhood Advisory Committee." Our records show the following potential appointees meet this criterion:
Golden Gate: Saadia Tsaftarides, Jacqueline Vitale, Jan Dalcorso
Jensen Beach: Cynthia Hall, Dave Girlinghouse, Debra Eddington, Stephen Dutcher, Sharon Adams, Frank Wacha
Old Palm City: Mark Palazzo, Rex Sentell, Chuck Smith, Tom Plymale
Rio: Michael Readling
They have all been contacted by the Office of Community Development to inform them of their eligibility. Those interested have provided an appl...
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