Below is a complete listing of all
boards and commissions in the city of Kent. Some of these boards are
filled by citizens. Current board members and the date
their term expires are also listed. Each board has a brief
description, and the section of the Kent City Charter
or Kent Codified Ordinance is listed for further information. The City of Kent relies on volunteers
to serve on these boards.
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KENT CITY BOARDS & COMMISSIONS |
AKRON METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION STUDY BOARD
(AMATS)
City Manager
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ARCHITECTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
(APPOINTED BY PLANNING COMMISSION)
(Kent City Charter 61(b): The Planning Commission may control,
appoint, or employ
such architects, engineers or other
professional service and may appoint such clerks,
draftsmen and other subordinates as are
necessary for the performance of its function.)
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David L. Sommers |
Howard Boyle |
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Alan Orashan |
Glen Dreyer
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CITY-UNIVERSITY LIAISON COMMITTEE
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City Manager |
Mayor |
K.S.U. Representative |
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NORTHEAST OHIO FOUR COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATION (N.E.F.C.O.)
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TREASURY INVESTMENT BOARD
(Codified Ordinances of Kent 171.02: The Treasury Investment Board shall
consist of the City Manager, Law Director, Finance Director & Chairman
of Finance Committee of Council, which shall determine whether such
surplus
funds should be invested, and if so, in what securities. Ord.
1977-167; passed 9-21-77)
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Wayne Wilson, Chair, Finance Com |
Barbara Rissland, Dir. of Bud & Fin |
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James Silver, Law Director |
Dave Ruller
City Manager |
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BOARD OF CONTROL
(Kent City Charter Chapter 61(c): The Board of Control
shall consist of three
(3) members: the Manager, The
Finance Chair of Council, and a member of Council
elected from its members
including the President of Council. The Manager shall act as
Chairperson of this Board. The
Board shall keep record of its proceedings. All votes shall
be by yeas and nays entered in
the record, and the vote of a majority of all members of
the Board shall be necessary to
adopt any question, motion or order.)
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Wayne Wilson |
Dave Ruller
City
Manager |
Jack Amrhein |
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BOARD OF BUILDING APPEALS
(Codified Ordinances of Kent 1309.01: There is hereby established a
Municipal Board of Building Appeals which shall consist of
nine members
as follows:
(a) One General Contractor;
(b) One architect, registered in Ohio;
(c) One plumber, registered in Ohio;
(d) One electrician, registered in Ohio.
(e) One heating and air conditioning
contractor, registered in Ohio.
(f) One elector representing the general
public
(g) Three alternates
Members shall be appointed for three year terms except that original
appointments shall
be for terms of one, two, three,
four, and five years. A member shall hold office from
date of appointment until the end
of the appointed term; however, he shall continue in
office following the term expiration date
until his successor takes office or until sixty
days have elapsed, whichever occurs first.
Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration
of a term shall
hold office for the remainder of that term.
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Matt Testa |
General
Contractor |
Term expires 8/16/08
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Janet Rusanowsky |
Registered Architect |
Term expires 02/06/10 |
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Ralph Oates |
Alternate |
Term expires 05/17/09 |
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Herman Bohinc |
Registered Plumber |
Term expires 8/16/08
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Gerald Budrevich |
Registered Electrician |
Term expires 02/06/10
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David Hansford |
Registered Heating and Air
Contractor |
Term expires 7/17/10
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Kenneth Eshler |
General Public |
Term expires 8/16/08
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(Vacant) |
Alternate |
Term expires 07/11/09 |
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(Vacant) |
Alternate |
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CABLE TELEVISION COMMISSION
(Codified Ordinance 767.03: Shall consist of five (5) members
appointed by City
Council for terms of four (4)
years. The initial terms shall be as follows: one (1)
member for a term of one (1) year;
one(1) member for a term of two (2) years;
one (1) member for a term of three
(3) years; and two(2)
members for terms of
four (4) years. All subsequent
appointments shall be for terms of four (4) years.
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Richard White |
Term expires 12/20/09 |
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Melissa Abers |
Term expires 04/21/08 |
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Henry Halem |
Term expires 02/06/11 |
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David Smeltzer |
Term expires 02/06/11 |
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Paula J. Rosky |
Term expires
1/17/10 |
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COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA HOUSING
COUNCIL.
(Ohio Revised Code 3735.69: This Council
shall be composed of two members
appointed by the Mayor, two
members appointed by the legislative authority and
one member appointed by the
Planning Commission. The majority of the foregoing
members shall then appoint
two additional members who shall be residents of the
City. The Council shall make an
annual inspection of the properties within the community
reinvestment area for which an
exemption has been granted and shall hear appeals.)
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Audrey Keller
Council Appointment |
Term expires
02/06/10 |
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Paula Rosky
Council Appointment |
Term expires
02/06/10 |
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Vacant
Mayoral Appointment |
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Vacant
Mayoral Appointment |
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Planning Commission Appt. |
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(Vacant)
CRA Housing Council Appt. |
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(Vacant)
CRA Housing Council |
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ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION
(Ord. No. 1995-103, passed Nov. 15, 1995: The Environmental Commission
shall be comprised of five (5) citizens with some technical knowledge
and/or strong
understanding of environmental issues. Members shall be capable of
reviewing and
assessing large volumes of written data and have strong public relations
and public
speaking skills, teamwork and coordination skills. Each member of the
Commission shall
be appointed for a three-year term. All meetings of the Commission
shall be staffed by the Sustainability Planner. The Commission
shall hold monthly
meetings at a minimum.)
| Beth Schoonover |
Term expires 05/17/09 |
| Seth Green |
Term expires
08/16/08 |
| Sean Kaine |
Term expires 7/19/08 |
| Chris Carmen |
Term expires 4/30/10 |
| Bert Bellinson |
Term expires 4/30/10 |
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EQUALIZATION ASSESSMENT BOARD
( Ord. No. 1992-46,
passed June 17, 1992: Rotating Board
to have a minimum of six and a maximum of
twelve people
who are disinterested freeholders. Must be
elector of the
City as well as a property owner. Members
of the Board
shall hear objections to estimated special
assessments for
particular projects in the City. Three
year terms. Boards for
specific projects shall be selected, by
lot, from the Assessment
Equalization Board.)
| Alvin D. Grant |
Term expires 8/16/08 |
| Marie Derr |
Term expires 07/11/09 |
| Vacant |
Term expires 1/17/09 |
| James C. Baker |
Term expires 05/02/10 |
| Up to eight
vacancies |
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FAIR HOUSING BOARD/HOUSING APPEALS BOARD
(City of Kent codified ordinances Chapter 557.05: There is hereby created
the Fair Housing Board to consist of three members who shall be qualified
electors of the City. They shall be appointed by Council. Of the members
first appointed, one shall hold office for a term of one year; one for
a term
of two years; and the other for a term of three years; and their
successors shall be appointed for terms of three years. All vacancies
shall be filled by appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Codified Ordinances of Kent, Chapter 1375.01, 1375.02: There is hereby
created a Housing Appeals Board which shall consist of five members
who
shall be appointed by Council for overlapping terms of three years.
Initially
two members shall be appointed for one year; two members for
two years;
and one member for three years respectively and shall serve
until a successor
is appointed.
Members of the Board shall be citizens of the United States and
residents of the City. Membership shall consist of four residents of
the City
and a member of the Board of Health. The Law Director or his designate
shall serve as secretary and ex officio member of the Board.)
| Fran Hernan |
Term expires
7/17/10 |
| Robert Wright |
Term expires 1/17/09 |
| Vacant |
Term expires 1/17/09 |
| Jill Fankhauser |
Term expires 05/01/10 |
| James Baker |
Term expires 05/01/10 |
| Brian Hellwig |
Term expires 8/16/08 |
| Alvin D. Grant |
Term expires 8/16/08 |
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Tom Bialke
Health Board appointment |
Term expires 01/01/09 |
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INCOME TAX BOARD OF REVIEW
(Codified Ordinances of the City of Kent, Chapter 181.16: The Board of
Review of five members
is hereby created consisting of the City Manager, the Finance Director, the Law
Director and
two Kent residents not otherwise employed by the City, who shall be appointed by
Council for
initial terms of one year and two years respectively, and thereafter for
two-year terms. Such public
members shall not be adherents to the same political party; they shall be paid
such per diem
compensation as Council shall fix.
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Dave Ruller |
City Manager |
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Barbara Rissland |
Director of Budget & Finance |
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James Silver |
Law Director |
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Denise S. Mote |
Term expires 1/15/10 |
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Henry Parr |
Term expires 5/17/08 |
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LOAN REVIEW BOARD
Length of terms: indefinite
| Dennis Eberhart |
John Ryan |
Nancy Nihiser |
| Scott R. Stiegemeier |
Benita R. Antognoli |
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PARKING ACTION COMMITTEE
City Council adopted the Parking Management Planning Committee Policy
Recommendations, a component of which being the appointment of a Parking Action
Committee to administer their recommendations. The Parking Action Committee is
to be composed of representatives based on the following guidelines:
a.
City of Kent Community Development Director
b.
City of Kent Safety Director
c.
City of Kent Service Director
d.
Five members of the Business Community, appointed on:
i.
Geographic Basis – (e.g.: East and West Main Streets, North and South
Water Streets, Franklin Avenue, side streets…)
ii.
Land Use Basis – (e.g.: Church, service, retail, housing and nightclub
representation…)
e.
A representative from the Kent Area Chamber of Commerce
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Gary Locke |
Community
Development Director |
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William Lillich |
Safety Director |
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Eugene Roberts |
Service Director |
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John Simon |
Term expires 05/17/11 |
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Vacant |
Term expires 01/18/12 |
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Howard Boyle |
Term expires 1/15/13 |
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Vacant |
Term expires 1/18/09 |
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Tom Simpson |
Term expires 1/18/10 |
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Kent Area Chamber of Commerce |
PORTAGE AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
(PARTA)
(Codified Ordinances of Kent, Chapter 175.05: All trustees shall be
for three-year terms.
All
trustees shall be a qualified elector of the political subdivision from which he
is appointed
for a period of at least three years next preceding his appointment.)
| Fran Hernan |
Term expires 06/30/10 |
| Oleta Anderson |
Term expires 06/30/09 |
| Richard Bissler |
Term expires 06/30/08 |
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SHADE TREE COMMISSION
(Codified Ordinances of Kent Chapter 169.01: A Shade Tree Commission
is hereby
created consisting of five members who shall be residents of the City
who shall serve
without compensation for a term of four years. The Shade Tree
Commission shall have
absolute custody and control of and power to plant, set out, remove,
maintain, protect
and care for shade trees on any of the public streets of the City.
| Janet Fencl |
Term expires 08/16/09 |
| Audrey C. Kessler |
Term expires 1/17/10 |
| John Koch |
Term expires
01/17/10 |
| Deborah Miller |
Term expires 1/15/12 |
| Don Shilling |
Term expires 1/17/10 |
| James Jewell |
Term expires 1/15/12 |
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STANDING ROCK CEMETERY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
(ORC 759.36: The board of cemetery trustees consists of three members,
of which one or more
must be a member of each of the separate boards of township
trustees and legislative authorities which comprise the union cemetery association
represented by the joint meeting. The board of cemetery trustees so elected shall have the custody
of the funds derived from the
tax levy provided by section 759.34 of the Revised Code, and the
political subdivision shall
pay the funds to the board of cemetery trustees upon its application
for them. The board of
cemetery trustees also shall have the custody of the funds derived
from any tax levied by the union cemetery district under Chapter 5705. of the Revised Code.
The board of cemetery
trustees shall have all the powers and perform all the duties
exercised and performed by the director of public service of a municipal corporation under
sections 759.09 to 759.14 of the Revised Code. The board of cemetery trustees may create a
permanent endowment fund for the express purpose of keeping the cemetery clean and in good
order.
| Keith Benjamin |
Franklin Township |
Term expires 12/31/08 |
| John Sapp |
At-Large |
Term expires 12/31/09 |
| Michael DeLeone |
City Council |
Term expires 12/31/10 |
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STORMWATER DISTRICT REVIEW AND APPEALS BOARD
(Codified Section 921.08 - Shall consist of five members, including
the City's Finance
Director, City Engineer, and Public Service Director,
with two other members
appointed by Council. Appointed members may be
removed by the City Manager
with a 2/3 vote of Council. Term of office
is two years. Board will hear appeals
regarding disputes brought by
owners and non-owners concerning application
of the city's Stormwater
Utility Chapter and will have the authority to make adjustments
to provide
relief due to unique circumstances which reduce the burden of operating,
constructing, repairing and maintaining the stormwater utility system.
| Barbara Rissland |
Director of Budget & Finance |
|
Eugene K. Roberts |
Public Services Director |
| Jim Bowling |
City Engineer |
| Elisabeth Wilmott |
Term ends 1/15/10 |
| (Vacant) |
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