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Athens Municipal Arts Commission asks council to loosen residency requirement to fill vacancies
Summary
AMAC leaders told the City & Safety Services committee they would like city code adjusted so one additional township-resident could serve, arguing low applicant numbers from the city proper have left seats vacant; council members urged more outreach and advised caution before changing city code.
Kelly Riesbeck, former chair of the Athens Municipal Arts Commission, told the City & Safety Services committee that AMAC is near full strength but is prevented from filling a vacant seat because the commission’s residency rule requires a larger share of members to live inside city limits than the current applicant pool provides. Riesbeck said AMAC’s proposal would flip the existing residency split—allowing three members who must live in the city and four who may reside outside the corporation limits but…
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