23 - City Council Member Liaisons to Boards & Commissions

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Item No. 23 TO: Mayor & City Council John Godwin, City Manager FROM: Janice Ellis, City Clerk SUBJECT: CITY COUNCIL LIAISON APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS DATE: June 18, 2019 BACKGROUND: Policies and Procedures allow for Council Members to serve as liaisons to Boards and Commissions, should Council feel it necessary. Section 6.06 of PEDC Bylaws require the Mayor, the City Manager, the Lamar County Judge, the President of Paris Junior College, the President of the Lamar County Chamber of Commerce serve as Ex -officio Members. For the past several years, City Council has also selected a City Council Member to serve as liaison to PEDC. Ark -Tex Council of Governments Bylaws requires a member of the City Council serve which has routinely been the Mayor. ATCOG also allows a member of the Council to serve on the Executive Committee to the Board of Directors. Resolution No. 1737 requires the Mayor, City Manager and one Council Member serve on Visitors & Convention Council. Bylaws for the Love Civic Center requires a City Council Member serve as Ex -officio to the Board. STATUS OF ISSUE: Currently the City Council Member liaison terms are expiring effective June 30, 2019. BUDGET: N/A RECOMMENDATION: Appoint one City Council Member liaison to any of the boards and commissions that City Council feels necessary, with the exception of Paris Housing Authority.