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Payson economic development committee approves new 11‑member board, sets staggered terms
Summary
The Payson Economic Development Committee voted to adopt a fixed 11‑member board, establish three‑year terms with staggered initial appointments, set an application deadline of March 1 and an appointment target of May 1, and designate two staff members as special voting members to ensure quorum.
The Payson Economic Development Committee voted to adopt a new, fixed board structure and term schedule at a committee meeting. The committee approved language setting the board size at 11 members, creating three‑year terms with staggered initial appointments, and directing a public application process with a March 1 application deadline and appointments targeted by May 1.
Committee members said the change formalizes a process the group previously managed informally. The committee also designated the city manager and the development services director as special members who may vote to help achieve quorum if needed; those staff seats are “not part of the allotment,” a committee member said during discussion.
Why it matters: fixing the board size and setting term lengths aims to create predictable turnover, allow regular recruitment and open application windows, and reduce ad hoc appointments. Committee members said the staggered terms were designed so only a portion of the panel would turn over in any single year.
Details and initial assignments: committee members discussed an initial staggering of terms to create the three‑year rotation. The committee recorded an initial assignment for the first cycle: one‑year terms for Ben Ford, Lynn (surname not specified in the record) and David Charles; two‑year terms for Ty (Tyler) Jones, Jim Roland and Kevin Johnson; and three‑year terms for Chris Phillips, Mark Kershaw and Larry Skinner. The mayor and one other appointed seat will remain as provided in the ordinance the city council passed three weeks earlier.
Application and timing: the committee recorded that applications will be open through March 1 and appointments are expected to be made by May 1. Committee members said applicants will need to reapply at the end of their term if they wish to continue; the committee compared the process to reappointments used on the planning commission.
Vote and next steps: the committee moved to approve the changes and the motion passed in committee. A member identified as Jim Roland recorded the second for the motion; several members answered “aye” during the recorded roll call and one member, Ty Jones, was heard saying “Aye.” Committee members said the proposal will be forwarded to the Payson City Council for a resolution to complete the formal change.
The committee noted that membership remains open to the public and that members may resign before a term ends; vacancies will be filled through the posted application process.
