What's Up From Our Boards and Commissions

Monday night I had the opportunity to join with representatives from the >City of Rockville Boards and Commissions for a work session with the Mayor and Council. Tables were arranged during the regularly scheduled Mayor and Council meeting so we could sit facing each other, review our accomplishments, and propose our work plans for the next Fiscal Year 2010.

This work session grew out of the recommendations from last year’s work group on boards and commissions. The work group recommended regular meetings and more interaction with the mayor and council.

Taken as a whole, the accomplishments for Fiscal Year 2009 were quite extensive. For a broad overview, you can read all the reports from the Boards and Commissions in this one document on the City’s website. Take a glance. You might be surprised by all that goes on!

I was struck by how many volunteers dedicate their time to all the different areas of our public life. The Boards and Commissions are quite diverse and you could tell the work ebbs and flows. Some described themselves as opinionated. Others seemed to be dedicated to specific tasks for the City. The Personnel Appeals Board didn’t send a representative because they hadn’t met in the last year, while the Board of Appeals recently met for nine hours on a Saturday. The Cultural Arts Commission has many subcommittees. Landlord-Tenant Affairs Commission has alternates.

You can listen to all the reports On Demand from Channel 11. Just click on the September 21, 2009 meeting. You’ll also hear the responses from our elected officials on such topics as the historic designation of private properties and citizen input during the development process. My report on the Human Services Advisory Commission is about half way through, as we went in alphabetical order.

I enjoyed putting faces to all the names you often see referenced around the City. Thanks to all of the Boards and Commissions for their efforts.

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