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Council sets public hearing to revive and restructure Building Advisory Council, changing membership to three appointees per district
Summary
The council moved to set an Oct. 7 public hearing on an ordinance revising the Building Advisory Council membership from specified-at-large categories to three members per council district to increase appointment flexibility and restart the long-dormant advisory body.
San Juan County Council on Sept. 9 voted to set a public hearing for Oct. 7 on an ordinance to revise the county—s Building Advisory Council membership and reactivate the panel, which has been inactive since 2019.
Staff said the proposed changes reduce prescriptive at-large category requirements and instead allow the council to appoint three members from each of the county—s three council districts (nine members total). Within those appointments the ordinance preserves a list of desired qualifications (for example: specialty contractors, owner-builder experience, building-material employees, licensed architects/engineers, fire chiefs/commissioners, and a local housing organization representative) but gives the council flexibility to build a committee that fits local applicant availability.
Council members said the change aims to ease recruitment by allowing district-based appointments and reducing prior barriers created by tightly specified member categories. Staff noted minor non-substantive edits to clarify administrative titles and facilitator responsibilities; the county prosecutor—s office reviewed the draft ordinance form.
Council voted to schedule the Oct. 7 public hearing; no final ordinance was adopted at the Sept. 9 meeting. Councilors and staff stressed the importance of coordinating staff support so the reactivated advisory committee can effectively advise planning and development efforts, including upcoming code updates.
