WELLINGTON, Colo. — Members of the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board discussed proposed changes to the board's bylaws on Sept. 10, including clarifications of officer duties, attendance expectations, and the role of a trustee liaison in interviews and appointments.

"I read them," board member Jesse Roper said in the meeting's bylaws discussion, noting he had left comments in the working document about officer duties and attendance. Board members debated whether the advisory board should specify exact attendance thresholds and whether trustees should serve as liaisons without voting rights.

Town staff read language from the town ordinance about appointments: "The 7 voting members shall be appointed as members at large by the board of trustees. At large members shall be appointed to serve a term of 4 years, and such terms shall be staggered," a passage staff identified as coming from Ordinance 23 20 22.

Board members said they favored keeping the bylaws operational (meeting procedures, officer duties) while avoiding duplication or conflict with town ordinance language that defines appointment authority and term lengths. Members suggested drafting bylaw language that defers term and appointment specifics to trustee action so future changes by the trustees would not require bylaw edits.

The group also raised the question of how advisory-board candidate interviews are handled. One board member asked that the board as a whole be given an opportunity to observe or participate in candidate interviews rather than having only a single trustee present; staff said the trustees control appointment rules but will take the advisory board's feedback back to leadership.

Next steps: Staff will incorporate the board's suggested edits (clarified secretary duties, attendance guidance, liaison wording) and bring a revised draft for a vote at the next meeting. The board agreed it would prefer to vote on the edited bylaws at the following meeting after staff revisions and circulation.