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McKinney opens applications for boards and commissions; council to make appointments Aug. 20
Summary
Deputy City Secretary Tanisha Parchment told the Historic Preservation Advisory Board the application window for city boards and commissions closes June 20, with interviews in July and August and council recommendations scheduled for Aug. 20; terms begin Oct. 1 and training must be completed by Oct. 1, 2025.
Tanisha Parchment, deputy city secretary, gave the Historic Preservation Advisory Board an overview of the city’s 2025 boards and commissions appointment process and key deadlines.
Parchment said the application period is open and closes on Friday, June 20, 2025; interviews will be scheduled in July and August; the McKinney City Council is slated to make appointment recommendations on Aug. 20, 2025; and appointment terms will begin Oct. 1, 2025. She said new and reappointed members must complete open-government training and any board-specific training no later than Oct. 1, 2025.
The update matters because advisory boards and commissions provide formal recommendations to the City Council on land use, historic preservation and other city policies. Parchment noted that incumbents who wish to continue serving must reapply and update their application information using the same email address on file.
Parchment summarized specific rules for the Historic Preservation Advisory Board (HPAB), saying the board’s appointments are two-year terms with a two-term maximum. At the meeting she initially said the board “consists of 8 regular members and 1 alternate,” but a board member later corrected that the board is organized as seven regular members with two alternates; Parchment acknowledged the discrepancy and said she had distributed a handout at the dais listing current members and eligibility for reappointment.
Board members asked procedural questions about Certified Local Government (CLG) application timing and membership changes during the CLG review. A staff member said the city has responded to follow-up questions from the National Park Service and the Texas Historical Commission and is awaiting their response; staff advised that if board member resumes or composition change while an application is pending, new resumes would be submitted if the CLG application was still active.
Parchment stood for questions after the presentation. She also told the board that interviews for applicants who advance will be scheduled individually and that the council retains discretion on reappointments, including in some cases reappointing members who would otherwise be termed out.
The update concluded with staff asking board members to attend a historic preservation proclamation at the May 6 City Council meeting; staff requested at least one board member attend and said more attendance would be appreciated.
