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Type: | Ad Hoc |
Authority: | Amherst Home Rule Charter Section 10.11 |
Appointing Authority: | Town Council President & Town Manager |
Number of Voting Members: | Seven (7) |
Term of Appointment: | Two (2) years |
Special Municipal Employees: | Yes |
Membership | Appointed | End of Term |
---|---|---|
Holly Bowser | Ex Officio | |
John Fenske | June 3, 2019 | December 1, 2020 |
Meg Gage | July 1, 2019 | December 1, 2020 |
Elizabeth Larson | July 1, 2019 | December 1, 2020 |
Jonathan McCabe | February 10, 2020 | December 1, 2020 |
John Page | July 1, 2019 | December 1, 2020 |
Cathy Schoen, Town Councilor | July 1, 2019 | December 1, 2020 |
Authority: Section 10.11 of the Amherst Home Rule Charter adopted on March 27, 2018 requires the Town Council to create a Participatory Budgeting Commission.
In accordance with the Town Charter, the purpose of the Participatory Budgeting Commission is to propose: “a measure to adopt participatory budgeting or other similar method of resident participation in the budgeting process in Amherst”.
Membership: Section 10.10 of the Amherst Home Rule Charter states: The commission shall consist of 7 members: 1 shall be the Finance Director or designee, 1 shall be a Town Council representative, 2 shall be residents appointed by the Town Council, and 3 shall be residents appointed by the Town Manager.
Reports: The Participatory Budgeting Commission shall propose a measure to the Town Council by December 1, 2020.
Action by Town Council: The Town Council shall act by voting upon the proposed measure with or without amendments within 90 days of receipt.
Charge Adopted: December 10, 2018