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Avery County names new representatives to multiple boards, including Tourism Development Authority
Summary
The Board appointed Cody Laws to the Avery Fire Commission, named seven members to the Tourism Development Authority after ranked-ballot tallies, and approved Banner Elk ETJ representatives and a Board of Adjustment ETJ appointment.
The Avery County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 4 approved several board and ETJ appointments following nominations and ranked-ballot tallies.
The board appointed Cody Laws as the county’s representative on the Avery Fire Commission after the Avery County Firefighters Association voted unanimously for him; the motion to appoint Laws was made by Martha Hicks and seconded by Robert Burleson and passed 5-0.
Commissioners used signed ranked ballots to choose members for two statutory TDA categories. After tallying ballots and a brief recess, the board appointed Janna Avery, Mark Johnson, Marsha Ruppard, Raleigh Avery, Robin Morgan, Jesse Pope and Jack Wiseman to the Tourism Development Authority. The clerk recorded and filed the signed ballots for public inspection.
Banner Elk Town Council had requested ETJ appointments; the board appointed Mark File and Sarah Kilby to the Banner Elk Planning Board ETJ and appointed Dalton Kilby to the Banner Elk Board of Adjustment ETJ. All appointments were approved unanimously.
The board also reviewed an application from Waightstill Avery, III for the Agriculture Advisory Board; the minutes record the application review but no appointment was recorded in the meeting segment.
Next steps: Clerical records (signed ballots and appointment paperwork) will be placed on file in the clerk’s office, and appointees will proceed with onboarding per board policies.
