The Planning Commission on July 18 appointed two commission members to serve on a County Administrator-led ad hoc committee to rewrite the county’s code compliance ordinance and related program documents.

The commission accepted a motion to have two commissioners serve as representatives on the County Administrator’s Task Force and voted to appoint the volunteers; the motion carried unanimously. The commission chair and another commissioner will serve as those members.

Planning Director Steve Eaton told the commission staff will contact the two appointees and the three members of the Code Compliance Advisory Committee appointed last week to coordinate meetings and deliverables. Joe Lynch, the county administrative officer, said he will lead the county effort and “create a schedule of meetings” and serve as a point of coordination. “I’m more of the ringleader. I can get resources, staff, if things need to be completed,” Lynch said.

Commissioners and staff said they expect the ad hoc to draft a product that returns to the Planning Commission for final review before being forwarded to the Board of Supervisors. Eaton said the committee’s product will be returned to the Planning Commission along with notes from the Code Compliance Advisory Committee.

The commission made the appointment by motion; no additional substantive direction or ordinance language was adopted at the meeting. Staff recorded the commission’s direction to coordinate schedules and provide documents to the appointed representatives.

A separate procedural motion to cancel the commission’s July 25 meeting also passed by unanimous voice vote at the end of the session.