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Resolution to Reapppoint Jonathan Overpeck to the Environmental Commission (7 Votes Required)
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Whereas, Ann Arbor City Code requires the City Councilmembers currently serving on the Environmental Commission to nominate eight members to the Commission;
Whereas, City Code requires City Council to appoint the nominated members to the Commission by resolution;
Whereas, Jonathan Overpeck was recently appointed to the City’s Environmental Commission to fill a vacancy and has expressed a willingness to serve a full term;
Whereas, Mr. Overpeck is well-qualified with over 40 years of experience in the environment and sustainability fields, including currently serving as Dean at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability;
Whereas, Mr. Overpeck has been nominated by Councilmembers Bannister and Smith;
Whereas, The appointee is not a registered elector of the City of Ann Arbor; and
Whereas, Section 12.2(b) of the City Charter states:
“Residency eligibility requirements for paid appointed officers shall be in accordance with State law. An unpaid appointive officer to a board or commission established pursuant to law, this charter, or ordinance shall be eligible for appointment if he/she is a registered elector of this City, unless this requirement is waived by a resolution concurred in by not less than seven members of the Council.”; and
RESOLVED, That City Council waives the requirement of Section 12.2(b) of the City Charter and makes the following reappointment:
Environmental Commission
Jonathan Overpeck
432 Riverview Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48194
Term: June 1, 2019 - May 31, 2022
Sponsored by: Councilmembers Smith and Bannister