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Supervisors press for clearer process after several uncontested board appointments
Summary
Supervisors raised concerns about the county’s appointment process, urging clearer, broader outreach and a public list of vacancies after multiple uncontested appointments and reappointments were presented March 18.
Several supervisors used March 18’s meeting to press county staff for clearer, more transparent processes for appointing members to special districts and advisory bodies, saying some vacancies were not broadly advertised and districts’ bylaws appeared to be inconsistently applied.
Supervisor Gaskin (Askew in transcript commentary) said offices were not alerted about vacancies and that some applicants reported they applied only after a personal encouragement rather than a public posting. "I'm concerned that none of these vacancies were advertised or even that our offices were alerted of the vacancies," she said, requesting a centralized,…
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