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Salina Planning Commission re-elects Carla Waters as chair; names Chad Farber vice chair and recommends two appointments
Summary
At its Sept. 16 meeting the City of Salina Planning Commission re-elected Carla Waters as chair (motion passed 6-0), elected Chad Farber as vice chair (vote tally not specified), and recommended Patrick “Mike” Sell to the Board of Zoning Appeals and Waters to the Heritage Commission. No public comment was recorded; the next meeting is in October.
Carla Waters was re-elected chair of the City of Salina Planning Commission at its Sept. 16, 2025 annual business meeting, and Chad Farber was chosen as vice chair.
Staff opened the meeting by confirming legal notice: Daisy, a staff member, said, "I can confirm that the packet was posted and the required notice was provided." A staff presenter then explained that the commission holds its annual business meeting in September to elect officers and nominate representatives to other boards.
During the session, commissioners moved to approve the minutes of the Sept. 2 meeting; that motion carried on an affirmative voice vote (no roll-call tally is recorded in the transcript). The commission then conducted officer elections. A motion to reappoint Carla Waters as chair passed, with the transcript recording the outcome as "6 0." Commissioners later nominated and elected Chad Farber as vice chair; the transcript records the motion and second but does not record a numerical vote tally for that item.
The commission also considered nominations to two related bodies. Commissioners nominated Patrick “Mike” Sell as the planning commission’s representative to the Board of Zoning Appeals; the motion passed 6-0 and the recommendation will be forwarded to the Salina City Commission for formal appointment by resolution. The commission similarly nominated Carla Waters to the Heritage Commission; that recommendation also passed 6-0 and will be forwarded to the City Commission for final action.
Staff noted procedural details for the advisory boards: the BZA typically meets on the third Thursday of each month at 4 p.m.; the Heritage Commission meets on the last Wednesday of January, April, July and October and convenes special meetings as needed. During discussion staff said the planning commission currently has eight serving members while full appointed membership is nine.
No members of the public were present online or in the room to offer public comment, staff confirmed, and the commission set its next meeting for October. The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn carried by voice vote.
What happens next: the planning commission’s nominations (to the Board of Zoning Appeals and the Heritage Commission) will be submitted to the Salina City Commission for formal appointment by resolution; a staff application is expected on the October agenda.
