Published on October 20, 2020
The Town Council Appointments Committee is accepting applications from residents to fill anticipated vacancies for various boards and committees. All new terms will begin on January 1, 2021 and consist of three-year terms. The following is a list of anticipated vacancies for town boards and committees:
Applications must be submitted to the Town Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. Monday, November 9, 2020. Interested residents may access the application at HERE.
Questions should be directed to Town Clerk Debra Lane at 799-7665 or EMAIL.
Brief Review of Town Policy for Board and Committee Appointments:
The Cape Elizabeth Town Council believes that its citizens are best served through a high degree of citizen participation in their government. One important opportunity for participation is through appointments to Town boards and committees. Standing boards and committees perform many vital functions in providing for the public health, safety and welfare. As these functions are so important, it is advisable to have citizens serving on boards who have varied expertise and who represent a broad cross section of our community. It is also advisable to have turnover on boards to ensure as extensive participation as is possible and to encourage new ideas and new approaches to come forward. Only residents of the Town of Cape Elizabeth shall serve on standing or ad hoc boards or committees, or non-residents appointed by the council under special circumstances to ad hoc boards or committees. Citizens may serve on only one standing board or committee at one time. A complete policy review is available here.
Brief Review of Anticipated Board and Committee Vacancies:
• Three member board
• Quasi-judicial
• Staggered three-year terms
• Meets in the event a decision of the Town Assessor is appealed: all meetings are being held via Zoom video conferencing until further notice.
Responsibilities include the hearing of appeals of decisions of the Town Assessor. The Board follows state statutes in making decisions. Interpretation of these statutes required. Click here for more information on Board of Assessment Review.
• Seven member board
• Staggered three-year terms
• Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month; all meetings are being held via Zoom video conferencing until further notice.
The Community Services Committee advocates for versatile community programs offering educational, cultural, recreational and social enrichment opportunities. Duties are to perform regular outreach efforts to assess satisfaction with current programming and identify unmet needs; and, to advise the Community Services Director on issues of interest that relate to the programming offered by the Community Services Department. Click here for more information on Community Services Committee.
• Seven member board
• Staggered three-year terms
• Meets at 6 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month, except one summer month (July or August, to be determined by the committee); all meetings are being held via Zoom video conferencing until further notice.
Responsibilities include review of use requests, the annual budget document, and advises the Town Council on Fort Williams Park policy issues. Click here for more information on Fort Williams Park Committee.
• Three member board
• Quasi-judicial
• Staggered three-year terms
• Meets in the event an employee files an appeal of a disciplinary action.
Click here for more information on the Personnel Appeals Board.
• Seven member board
• Quasi-judicial
• Staggered three-year terms
• The Planning Board holds a regular meeting on the third Tuesday of the month and a workshop on the first Tuesday of the month; all meetings are being held via Zoom video conferencing until further notice.
• Site walks for proposed developments are scheduled as needed on Saturday mornings or weekday evenings in the summer.
Responsibilities include review of proposed development, such as residential subdivision, commercial structures, changes of use, and wetland alterations, in accordance with local regulations. Also provides comments on proposed ordinance amendments. Board members may serve no more than 3 full consecutive terms. Each year, the Planning Board elects a Chair and Vice-Chair who run the meetings. Click here for more information on the Planning Board.
• Seven member board
• Staggered three-year terms
• Committee meets at 7:00 pm on the first Thursday of every month; all meetings are being held via Zoom video conferencing until further notice.
Reviews and recommends policy and operations-related changes to the recycling efforts at the town’s Recycling Center. Promotes and educates the public in recycling efforts. Click here for more information on the Recycling Committee.