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Park County Planning Board elects Zach Park chair, keeps meetings at 5 p.m. third Thursday
Summary
At its Jan. 16 meeting the Park County Planning Board elected Zach Park as chair and Anne Buckley as vice chair, approved minutes, and voted to continue regular meetings at 5 p.m. on the third Thursday at the County Building. Commissioners have changed the board interview process for appointments.
Zach Park was elected chair of the Park County Planning Board at the board's meeting on Jan. 16, and Anne Buckley was elected vice chair, the board announced during a short officer-election segment of the meeting. The board also approved its November meeting minutes and voted to continue holding regular meetings at 5 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at the County Building, maintaining the hybrid (in-person and online) model.
The officer elections followed roll call at the start of the Jan. 16 meeting; seven members were present. The outgoing chair nominated Park to lead the board; members seconded the nomination and voted aye. Buckley was nominated and elected vice chair in a separate motion. The board approved the November planning-board minutes and then moved, by separate motions, to keep its regular meeting time and to continue meeting at the County Building while retaining flexibility to schedule special or relocated meetings when local issues make that useful.
The actions were procedural but set leadership and scheduling for the year. Board members emphasized that the regular schedule provides a predictable, central meeting time and place while allowing the board to schedule special or relocated meetings for topics—such as subdivisions—that would benefit from meeting in affected communities.
Members also discussed the county commissioners’ recently revised process for interviewing and appointing planning-board members. The commissioners reappointed three incumbents for this year to ensure the board could meet in January as required by state statute; commissioners also agreed on a revised interview procedure for planning-board appointments going forward. Board members said the revised process was adopted to respond to public feedback and that the new procedure applies, for now, specifically to planning-board appointments.
Votes at a glance
- Election of Zach Park as chair — Motion to elect Zach Park as chair; mover: not specified; second: not specified; outcome: approved (ayes recorded). - Election of Anne Buckley as vice chair — Motion to elect Anne Buckley as vice chair; mover: Zach Park (motion nominating), second: not specified; outcome: approved (ayes recorded). - Approval of November planning-board minutes — Motion to approve minutes; mover: not specified; second: not specified; outcome: approved (ayes recorded). - Regular meeting schedule — Motion to continue regular meetings at 5:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month; mover: not specified; second: not specified; outcome: approved (ayes recorded). - Regular meeting venue — Motion to continue meeting at the County Building (with flexibility for special/relocated meetings as needed); mover: not specified; second: not specified; outcome: approved (ayes recorded).
The board adjourned after a brief period for public comment and a set of planning-board updates.
