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Commission opens application process for new Industrial Development Board and clarifies eligibility
Summary
Collegedale commissioners agreed April 20 to solicit letters of interest for an Industrial Development Board and clarified that appointees must be eligible voters and taxpayers in their individual capacity (not LLCs or trusts); commissioners will rank candidates and vote on a slate at the next meeting.
The Collegedale City Commission on April 20 opened a public solicitation for initial appointments to a new Industrial Development Board (IDB) and clarified eligibility rules for appointees.
City staff (John) explained the commission needs names to place in an ordinance establishing the board. A staff member and legal/charter staff clarified eligibility: appointees must be eligible voters and taxpayers in the city in their individual name; property owned by an LLC or held in a trust does not establish individual eligibility. As staff summarized: "They just need to be a tax payer of the city and an eligible voter... If somebody owns an LLC that owns property in the city, that's not enough because the LLC and the individual are separate entities."
Commissioners agreed to solicit letters of interest publicly and accept submissions through Friday at noon; John said he would post requirements on the city website, social media and in a press release. Commissioners will review applications at the upcoming workshop, rank their top seven selections and return recommendations by the following Wednesday morning so the city manager can compile a top-seven list for formal approval at the next commission meeting.
Commissioners discussed holding interviews and warned about potential sunshine-law issues if multiple commissioners participated in joint interviews; staff recommended individual rankings, after which the city manager will compile and present the results. Commissioners also asked that the packet show which commissioner recommended each candidate so public support is on the record. No final appointments were made at the April 20 meeting.
