Lyons approves six board and commission appointments after brief objections

The Town of Lyons Board of Trustees unanimously approved six appointments and reappointments to town boards and commissions after a short discussion in which a trustee objected to one PCDC nomination.

The mayor proposed the six appointments, which included reappointments and new nominees. A trustee raised a formal objection to the nomination of John Hunter to the Planning & Community Development Commission (PCDC), saying there was another qualified applicant who submitted earlier and should be considered. The trustee also expressed concern about the appearance that some candidates favored the mayor.

Other trustees responded that both PCDC nominees are experienced land-use attorneys and that the mayor and liaisons had consulted prior to putting the names forward. The board chair said he had advised board and staff liaisons weeks earlier; trustees called for clearer process documentation going forward.

After the discussion the board voted to approve the appointments; the clerk recorded the approvals as passing unanimously. The meeting packet lists six names for appointment; the transcript did not read each name aloud during the vote, and the clerk did not announce a numeric roll-call tally in the excerpt.

Board members asked staff to clarify appointment and liaison processes in future agendas and to tighten up the steps for candidate outreach and chair consultation.