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Commission asks staff to draft ordinance to add high-school student member
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Summary
Members of the Middleton Landmarks Commission asked staff to draft an ordinance that would allow a high-school student to serve on the commission (potentially as a voting member); the committee will consider whether the student is voting and will recruit after ordinance approval.
The Middleton Landmarks Commission voted to ask staff to draft an ordinance to add a high-school student member to the commission roster.
Why it matters: Adding a student member affects how the commission fills vacancies, quorum calculations and whether a student has voting rights. Members debated whether the student should be voting or nonvoting and whether adding a student would create an even-number quorum challenge.
During discussion, staff (S2) said an ordinance amendment is required before the commission can recruit a student member and noted that the current vacancy could be used to accommodate a student. Members raised concerns about turnover and commitment from a student, and whether the committee would prefer the student to be a voting member. Committee member S3 moved to postpone a final vote until the next meeting so that John (S4) could be present; later S3 formally moved that Daphne write an ordinance to add a student member and S5 seconded. The motion to have an ordinance drafted was approved by the group and will be revisited next month.
Implementation: S2 agreed to draft or coordinate the ordinance language for consideration at the next commission meeting; members agreed to delay active recruitment to high-school history teachers until the ordinance is approved.
Quote: "I can draft up the ordinance, and bring it to the next meeting if everyone is interested in having one," staff (S2) said when outlining next steps.
The commission postponed any recruitment until after the ordinance is prepared and considered at the following meeting.
