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Mesa County Public Health rep to move from standing seat to ad-hoc role; Anita to step down from chair role in June
Summary
Anita, the Mesa County Public Health representative on the Urban Trails Committee, said she will step down from the ex officio chair role in June at the end of her three-year appointment but will remain available to present public-health information to the committee on an as-needed basis.
Anita, who represents Mesa County Public Health at Urban Trails Committee meetings, told members she will step down from the chair role in June when her three-year appointment ends but will continue to participate and provide public-health data on an ad-hoc basis.
She said the first year in the role was a learning curve but that she subsequently worked to bring social- and economic-equity considerations into the committee’s priorities. "I've been talking with Eric. I will be stepping down from this chair. My 3 year appointment will be up in June," she said, describing her contributions and the value public health adds to prioritization and funding discussions.
Anita suggested ways that public-health data — for example overlays of average household income and service access — could be incorporated into the committee’s infrastructure-prioritization work. She also encouraged the committee to consider county–city partnerships for projects outside city limits and to seek greater diversity of committee membership to include people with disabilities and other underrepresented groups.
Eric said there is no bylaw requirement to retain an ex officio public-health seat and recommended a selective approach to which meetings public-health staff attend. The committee expressed support for continued Mesa County Public Health participation and asked staff to coordinate representation and possible successors.
