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b. • Action/Discussion ItemsTown of Fairview (Collin County)

Consider, discuss and take any necessary action regarding board and commission appointments.

Presented in: Town of Fairview Town Council Special Meeting on 2026-09-29
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider, discuss and take any necessary action regarding board and commission appointments.”
JH
YES
RC
Rich Connelly
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
JB
Joe Boggs
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
JH
Jill Hawkins
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
JS
John Stanley
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
PS
Pat Sheehan
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

The Council appoints citizen volunteers to serve on Town boards, commissions or committees. Appointees serve until they are either replaced or reappointed. Interested applicants are required to complete an application and specify the board, commission or committee they wish to serve on and provide background information relevant to their application. Information regarding the responsibilities of each board, commission and committee are published in the Fairview Town News magazine and on the Town’s website, encouraging residents to apply for these positions.<br data-pasted="true"><br>It is the policy of the Council that appointees will generally serve no more than six consecutive years in one position and will generally only serve on one board, commission or committee at a time. The Council established that this policy may not necessarily be applied when it determines that an individual’s expertise or the specific needs of the board, commission or committee warrant continued or additional service.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.1/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).