Title
Consideration of and action on an ordinance appointing one member to the Crime Control and Prevention District to complete the remaining term of a departing member.
Body
Summary:
Bob Hotten submitted his resignation for his board position in the Crime district this April 2025. He is Councilwoman Georgette Ford’s appointee. She has submitted Austin Montgomery to complete Mr. Hotten’s term on the Crime district board. Mr. Hotten’s term expires on Sept 1, 2026, so Mr. Montgomery’s term would be from May 6, 2025 to Sept 1, 2026.
The ordinance submitted will appoint Austin Montgomery to the Crime district board.
The State statute (Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District Act) which enables creation of a FCPEMSD also specifies the manner in which appointments to the board of directors are to be made. The statute states that members serve staggered two years terms which expire on September 1.
“In a district for which the governing body of the municipality does not serve as the district's board of directors, the governing body may create a board of directors for which one director is appointed by each member of the governing body to serve at the pleasure of that member for a term not to exceed two years and that expires when the member of the governing body that appointed the director leaves office.”
Fiscal/Budgetary Impact:
N/A.
Recommended action
Approve the ordinance appointing Austin Montgomery to the Crime Control and Prevention District to serve the remaining length of Mr. Hotten’s term.