Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Reorganization Of Oro Valley Volunteer Boards Is Approved

Following is from an article in The Explorer.

The council unanimously approved a series of changes to the town’s volunteer boards and commissions.

Oro Valley plans to dissolve the finance and bond committee as a standing commission.

The council also made changes to the parks and recreation advisory board. Board members will no longer have to attend and report on the meetings of other boards and commissions.

The changes would focus the board’s duties to those powers spelled out in town code.

The final change would consolidate the development review board with the art review commission. The new board would be called the conceptual design review board. Duties of the new board would include review and recommendation for council approval of conceptual site, architecture and public art plans.

The new board would also review and approve master sign programs.

Board membership would consist of seven regular voting members. At least four of the voting members would have to have experience in the fields of art, architecture, landscape architecture, planning, engineering, development or construction.

Members would serve three-year terms. They could serve up to two consecutive terms.

All board members must be Oro Valley residents.

The council plans to vote on zoning code amendments in March or April to implement the changes.

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