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Harrisburg council to standardize advisory boards, consider term limits and liaisons
Summary
Staff proposed a standard template for advisory boards and commissions — membership size, term lengths, liaisons and appointment processes — and warned some boards (notably sustainability) consume excessive staff time; council asked staff to return with a consolidation and term-limit proposal.
Town staff presented an inventory of advisory boards and commissions and asked the council whether it wanted standardized membership sizes, term lengths, appointment processes and liaisons for each group.
The presentation listed the planning and zoning advisory board/board of adjustment (seven members, three-year terms), fire advisory board (six members, two-year terms), parks & recreation advisory board (seven members,…
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