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NEWS
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Mayor:
Jennifer P. Dougherty
CONTACT:
Nancy Gregg Poss, Public Information Officer, 301-360-3842
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, July 25, 2003
CITY
OF FREDERICK ANNOUNCES
COMMISSION AND BOARD VACANCIES
Frederick,
Md. --- The City of Frederick has vacancies on the
following Commissions and Boards: Personnel Commission,
Historic District Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals,
Board of Election Supervisor, Planning Commission, and
the Housing Authority.
Responsibilities
of the Personnel Commission include advising
the Mayor, Board of Aldermen, and the Chief Officer
of Human Resources and Administrative Services, on all
problems concerning personnel administration. The candidates
must be able to make investigations concerning the administration
of personnel in the municipal service and reports findings.
The Personnel Commission also hears appeals in cases
of employee suspension, demotion, or removal. There
is currently one vacancy for one alternate open.
The City is also seeking one alternate and one full
member to serve on the Historic District Commission.
Responsibilities of this commission include reviewing
and making considerations of any application for any
type of construction, alteration, reconstruction, moving,
or demolition on any structure within the historic district.
The
City is seeking one alternate for the Board of Zoning
Appeals, effective immediately. BZA has the power
to hear and determine appeals from refusal of building
permits and/or use of land, to hear appeals where an
error in the application of the zoning ordinances and
regulations is charged. Permits exceptions to or variations
from the zoning ordinance or regulations in accordance
with the zoning ordinance or regulations.
Board
of Supervisors of Elections, effective immediately.
The City has one full member position open on this board.
Qualifications for the position must be a person of
high character and integrity, legal resident and registered
City voter. No more than two members of the Board shall
be members of the same political party, and no member
of the Board shall hold or be a candidate for any elective
office during their term.
The City is also seeking a resident to serve as a full
member for the Planning Commission, effective
September 2003. This group is responsible for developing
and amending a master plan for the physical development
of the City. They exercise control over subdividing
the city and drafts official maps. They also prepare
and adopt a zoning plan and recommend or disapprove
proposed changes to that plan. The Planning Commission
is also responsible for the annual submission of a list
of recommended capital improvements for the budget year.
The
Housing Authority Board has one vacancy effective
August 2003.
Anyone
interested in serving on one of the City of Frederick
Commissions or Boards is asked to submit a current resume,
with a letter of interest indicating which Commission
or Board you are interested in. Forward this information
to Mayor Jennifer P. Dougherty, 101 North Market Street,
Frederick, Maryland, 21701.
For
additional information please consult the City's website
at www.cityoffrederick.com.
www.cityoffrederick.com
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