Historic Review Board Looking to Fill Vacancies

The Historic Review Board (HRB) is looking to fill two vacancies on the Historic Review Board.

If you are interested in joining this group of Aurora residents (Jan Peel,  Richard Goddard and Julie Sixkiller), send in your interest with qualifications (include a resume) via email to Stuart Rodgers - recorder@ci.aurora.or.us.

Here are the requirements for the position:

17.16.030 - Membership.

Persons who want to be considered for appointment shall submit a written letter of interest to the City Recorder. The Historic Review Board shall consist of five unpaid members who are nominated by the Mayor and appointed by City Council. Members may include persons residing within or outside the boundaries of the historic commercial or historic residential overlays. Three members shall own, rent or lease property in the boundaries of the historic commercial or historic residential overlays.

Three members shall reside within the city limits. Those members required to be residents of the corporate city limits must have a minimum of six months of such residency before considered eligible for appointment to the board.

As available, board members shall be appointed from the following categories:

An architect with preservation expertise;

A historian with knowledge of local history;

A professional in the field of landscape architecture, real estate, urban planning, construction, community development, archeology, law, finance, cultural geography, cultural anthropology, or related fields with demonstrable interest, competence or knowledge of historic preservation;

A member of the Aurora Colony Historical Society; and/or interested person residing within the corporate limits of the city.

No member of the Historic Review Board may concurrently hold elected office in the city, with the exception of members of the budget committee. (Ord. 473, § 3, 2013)

All appointments to the Historic Review Board shall be for a three-year term, with staggered expiration years. A vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments, and the appointee shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term.

Thanks!

Stuart A. Rodgers
Aurora City Recorder