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Woodfin adopts board-appointments policy; council votes to leave vacant seat until November
Summary
The council adopted a transparent appointments policy for town boards and commissions and subsequently voted 4–0 to leave the recently vacated council seat open until the November election instead of appointing an interim member.
The Town of Woodfin council adopted a new policy Tuesday defining how the town will solicit, interview and reappoint volunteers to town boards and commissions, and later the council voted to leave Councilmember Eric Edgerton’s vacant seat unfilled until the November municipal election.
Town attorney John (last name not stated) reviewed applicable legal principles, distinguishing discretionary town-created boards from those whose membership and terms are prescribed by state law. He referenced chapter 168 and chapter 160D and said state law governs certain boards such as planning boards and boards of adjustment; he also noted provisions in chapter 18B that direct ABC-board…
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