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Cibolo council removes two BOA members and appoints volunteers amid questions about application transparency
Summary
Council removed two Board of Adjustment members effective July 1, approved several appointments (including Mark Bryant, Samantha Allen, John Neely and David Peterson) and directed staff to improve transparency and distribution of application materials after council members said full applicant lists were not circulated before the meeting.
Cibolo — The council voted to remove two members from the Board of Adjustments (Sarah Rogers and Nicole Forsberg) effective July 1 after receiving letters of resignation and then considered appointments to multiple boards and commissions.
Council discussion focused on process and transparency. Several council members said they had not received the full set of applications or vacancy lists in time to review prior to the meeting. One council member said the selection looked as if candidates had been "cherry picked" and requested that staff distribute full applicant lists and committee recommendations in advance of future meetings.
The interview subcommittee explained that members and board chairs participated in interviews and recommended top candidates. The council moved forward with several appointments: Mark Bryant was approved to the Board of Adjustment and, separately, approved as a Parks & Recreation alternate; John Neely was appointed as an alternate to the Planning & Zoning Commission; and David Peterson was appointed to the Economic Development Corporation board. Samantha Allen's appointment was discussed and advanced with some council members preferring to table other appointments until full applications could be circulated.
Council directed staff to formalize and circulate subcommittee processes and to provide full applicant materials to all council members on future appointment rounds.
Next steps: staff to provide policy language and full application materials to the city secretary for distribution and to bring potential policy changes back to a future council agenda.
