Thursday, October 25, 2007

Mayor Appoints 240 To 38 Boards & Commissions

Listed below is 38 Boards and Commissions that the Mayor of Fort Wayne appoints people to. The length of service on these boards varies from one to four years, or strictly at the Mayor's choice. Some of the boards are required to have political balance in having so many members of each party represented. The appointment year very with many of these boards.

The Fort Wayne Allen County Airport Authority and Fort Wayne Public Transportation Corporation set their own budgets and property tax levies without any final approval from an elected body. Under their current setup, they can act without any true accountability to the taxpayers of Fort Wayne.

Alcoholic Beverage Commission - Mayor appoints 1 of 4 (1)

Allen County Regional Sewer District Board of Trustees - Mayor appoints 2 of 7 (3)

Animal Control Commission - Mayor appoints 3 of 5 (6)

Board of Public Safety - Mayor appoints 3 of 3 (9)

Board of Public Works - Mayor appoints 3 of 3 (12)

Board of Zoning Appeals - Mayor appoints 3 of 5 (15)

Cable Fund Advisory Board - Mayor appoints 3 or 5 (18)

City Plan Commission - Mayor appoints 5 of 9 (23)

Citizen Advisory Committee for the Community Development Block Grant - Mayor appoints 21 of 21 (44)

Community Service Council - Mayor appoints 51 of 51 (95)

Community Trust Investment Commission - ? of 4 (95)

Economic Development Commission - Mayor appoints 3 of 5 (98)

Fort Wayne/Allen County Airport Authority - Mayor appoints 3 of 6 (104)

Fort Wayne/Allen County Board of Health - Mayor appoints 4 of 6 (110)

Fort Wayne/Allen County Convention & Tourism Authority - Mayor appoints 4 of ? (114)

Fort Wayne Board of Park Commissioners - Mayor appoints 4 of 4 (118)

Fort Wayne Housing Authority - Mayor appoints 5 of 5 (123)

Fort Wayne Hospital Authority - Mayor appoints 5 of 5 (128)

Fort Wayne Police Merit Commission - Mayor appoints 2 of ? (130)

Fort Wayne Public Transportation Corporation - Mayor appoints 3 of 7 (137)

Fort Wayne Redevelopment Authority - Mayor appoints 3 of 3 (140)

Fort Wayne Redevelopment Commission - Mayor appoints 3 of 5 (143)

Historic Preservation Review Board - Mayor appoints 7 of 7 (150)

Housing & Neighborhood Development Services Board of Directors - Mayor appoints 11 of ? (161)

Humane Education Advisory Council - Mayor appoints 10 of ? (171)

Internal Audit Committee - Mayor appoints 4 of 5 (176)

Leo-Cedarville Regional Sewer District - Mayor appoints 1 of 5 (177)

Mayor's Affirmative Action Advisory Council - Mayor appoints 15 of 15 (192).

Mayor's Commission on Domestic Violence, Rape & Sexual Harassment - Mayor appoints 10 of ? (202)

Metropolitan Human Relations Commission - Mayor appoints 4 of ? (206)

Rivergreenway Overlay Committee - Mayor appoints 1 of 6 (207)

Safety Village/Survive Alive Commission - Mayor appoints 5 of 7 (212)

Safe Housing & Building Advisory Board - Mayor appoints 4 of 5 (216)

Sign Review Board - Mayor appoints 5 of 5 (221)

Stormwater Management Board - Mayor appoints 3 of 5 (226)

Three Rivers Ambulance Authority Board of Directors - Mayor appoints 4 of 9 (235)

Three Rivers Festival - Mayor appoints 1 of ? (236)

Urban Enterprise Association Board of Directors - Mayor appoints 4 of 7 (240)

1 comment:

Bob G. said...

And all this represents LESS government....HOW?

B.G.