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Current commission members e planning commission has 10 members, seven regular and three alternates. e commission is tasked with preparing the community’s master plan, reviewing applications for certain development proposals and making recommendations on land use matters. e second charter question is to amend Town of Parker Home Rule

Richard Foerster and Kim Rodell will be resigning at the end of their current terms and alternate Ira Shapiro will not return.

Eliana Burke and Erik Frandsen were appointed as regular members for a one-year term.

Leland Solan will join Roxy Colette and Nick Metz as regular members for three-year terms.

Jane Lane will be joined by Angela Linstrom and Erik Rieger as alternates for a year.

Ruth Ann Nelson and Gary Poole were also appointed as regular members with a term expiring June 30, 2025. Poole was reappointed as chair of the commission.

In other business, the council approved potential charter questions that will be put on the November election ballot.

First, to amend Town of Parker Home Rule Charter Section 2.1 Titled Town Council, If approved, would allow the town’s enforcement mechanisms to be in compliance with state law as state law authorizes higher amounts for nes due to ination, according to Town Attorney Kelsey Hall.

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Charter Section 4.6 Titled Departments Created, which is described as a clean up measure and would help create consistency within the charter to make it clear that the town manager is in charge of the administration and discipline of sta along with the personnel manual issues rather than it being a council issue, said Hall.

“ e town council are policy makers and the town manager is responsible for the personnel of the town, so this is a good clari cation and clean up measure,” said Councilmember Laura Hefta.

e third question is to amend Town of Parker Home Rule Charter Section 8.3 would allow the chief of police to be able to swear in o cers in addition to the town clerk.

e fourth charter question is to amend Town of Parker Home Rule Charter Section 15.7 Titled Bequests, Gifts and Donations, which would enable the council to pass an ordinance on a case-by-case basis delegating authority to either accept gifts or to make donations, specically personal property that can be physically picked up.

“We’re creating an ordinance to give to the authority - to sta - to donate as they see t without having to come back to us to create an ordinance with every item donated, so it’s like a blanket ordinance,” said Councilmember Brandi Wilks.

Mayor Je Toborg closed the meeting by saying these are ballot questions for November and no ordinances were made.

“ is is our suggested ballot language that we’re putting on so the Town of Parker citizens will have the chance to approve or disapprove this,” said Toborg.

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