Palm Beach accepting applications for openings on four boards and commissions
The town of Palm Beach is seeking to fill seats on four boards and commissions beginning in March.
Those wishing to apply for open seats on the Landmarks Preservation Commission, Architectural Commission, Retirement Board of Trustees and Code Enforcement Board have until Feb. 25 to submit their applications.
The Town Council will hear presentations from eligible applicants and make appointments at its March 8 regular meeting.
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The landmarks board, chaired by René Silvin, has openings for three regular positions and one alternate spot.
One regular member seat must be filled by a non-resident expert architect. That seat, which is up for reappointment annually, is held by Jacqueline Albarran.
Two other appointees will fill the seats currently occupied by Silvin and Vice Chair Sue Patterson. Silvin is term-limited and not eligible for reappointment, while Patterson is eligible to be reappointed to her seat.
Anne Metzger also can be reappointed to her seat as an alternate.
The landmarks board reviews exterior changes to the more than 350 landmarked buildings in town, and recommends additional buildings for landmark protection to the council each year.
The architectural board, chaired by Michael Small, has openings for two regular positions and three alternate spots.
Two appointees will fill the regular seats currently occupied by Small and Alexander Ives, who are term-limited and not eligible for reappointment.
Three appointees will fill alternate seats currently occupied by Dan Floersheimer, KT Catlin and Richard Sammons.
Floersheimer and Sammons are eligible for reappointment to their alternate seats, while Catlin is eligible to be appointed as a regular member.
The architectural board oversees renovations to all non-landmarked buildings in town, as well as demolitions and new development.
The Retirement Board of Trustees, chaired by Daniel Stanton, has openings for two regular positions.
Appointees will fill seats occupied by Thomas Parker and Bradford Kaufman. Both are eligible for reappointment.
Daniel Wilkinson, who is the board's police employee representative, also is eligible for reappointment. The town is actively seeking the police employee representative internally.
There are no term limits for retirement board trustees.
The retirement board acts in a fiduciary capacity for the town’s retirement funds and acts in an advisory capacity to the council on matters relating to the administration of the town’s various retirement plans.
The Code Enforcement Board, chaired by Bram Majtlis, has openings for two regular positions and one alternate spot.
Two appointees will fill the regular seats occupied by Majtlis and Vice Chair Steven Meltzer. Both are eligible for reappointment.
One appointee will fill the alternate seat occupied by Pamela Saba, who is eligible for reappointment.
The Code Enforcement Board hears cases involving violations of the Town Code and ordinances, and imposes administrative fines and other noncriminal penalties where a pending or repeated violation exists.
Applications for all four boards can be downloaded from the town's website at https://townofpalmbeach.granicus.com/boards/w/4d0cc7ec26441387.
For information, contact the Town Clerk's Office at townclerk@townofpalmbeach.com or 561-838-5416.
All terms on town boards are for three years, with the exception of Albarran’s on the landmarks board.
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This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Daily News: Palm Beach seeking applicants for four town boards and commissions
