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Commission to consider shrinking Planning & Zoning board to address quorum problems
Summary
County staff told the commission the Planning & Zoning Board has struggled to maintain quorums; the commission agreed to put a proposal to reduce membership from seven to five on the Aug. 5 agenda and asked the county attorney to advise whether an ordinance or charter change is required.
County Manager Thomas Weaver reported the Planning & Zoning Board has difficulty maintaining a full quorum and brought a request to explore reducing the board from seven members to five. He said the board’s members sometimes stop attending after one or two meetings, leaving the county without a functional quorum. Weaver asked whether the county should amend the charter or handle the change by commission action and said Attorney Bin Minter will research the legal path.
Commissioner Damon Hoyte said he believes the existing applicants should be appointed rather than reduce membership, and the commission agreed to place the topic on the next work session or regular meeting agenda for formal action after counsel reviews legal requirements. Weaver said two new applicants had recently expressed interest and one current member had already indicated a desire to step down, which could reduce the active membership to five without charter changes.
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