Former commissioners among applicants for zoning board

The Town of Palm Beach is out to re-populate its Planning and Zoning and Landmarks Commissions. So far, two people have been interviewed, who were past town board members. These two were former alternate members that were passed over for re-appointment by a previous Town Council. In Lake Worth, we really do have a limited pool of qualified people to fill our board positions. Due to attrition for various reasons, it is difficult to keep enough people on the board to maintain a quorum, a minimum number of members present to conduct business.



Lake Worth also has what I think is a sneaky attendance requirement. If miss 20% or more of meetings each year, you are automatically removed from the board and the seat you occupied is declared vacant. The problem is, you never are sure of how you are doing since the calculation is based upon a different set of months as time goes on. Right now there are vacancies on many boards, including the CRA, Historic Resources Preservation Board and the Recreation Board, to name but a few. Check the current rosters of the city's advisory boards to see if you are interested in serving on any of them.



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