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Tiverton council approves a slate of appointments and accepts resignations
Summary
The council accepted several resignations and approved multiple appointments and reappointments to town boards and commissions, including the Economic Development Commission, Juvenile Hearing Board, Historic Preservation Advisory Board and others; the Housing Authority appointment was tabled for a later meeting.
The Tiverton Town Council accepted resignations and approved a broad set of appointments and reappointments across town boards and commissions on Oct. 28.
Council members acknowledged the resignation of Shirley Mueller from the cemetery commission effective Oct. 18, 2024, and received notifications of other recent departures. Councilors then moved through a slate of recommendations from departments and nominating committees, approving reappointments and appointments across advisory bodies.
Among the approved actions, the council reappointed Dean B. Holt to the Economic Development Commission for a term ending Oct. 15, 2028, and reappointed Patrick Myers to the Juvenile Hearing Board for a term ending Oct. 15, 2027. Susan Anderson was reappointed to the Historic Preservation Advisory Board for a term ending Oct. 15, 2027. The council also approved reappointments and appointments to the library board of trustees, personnel board, conservation commission, litter committee and zoning board review, often using motions to waive the time-on-file policy so seats could be filled at the meeting.
One item was tabled: the appointment to the Housing Authority for Cecile Rose Diemer was continued because the nominee was not present for an interview. Councilors said they prefer to meet Housing Authority appointees in person.
Councilors praised volunteers and emphasized that many of the boards—such as the zoning and personnel boards—carry significant responsibilities. Several motions to waive the council’s appointment policy were made and seconded before votes that carried for each individual appointment.
The council did not set contested terms or record roll-call tallies for each appointment in the transcript; votes were taken after motions and recorded as approved.
