1	Boards and Commissions Appointment Information, Procedures and Timeline September 7, 2005
2	General Qualifications Dallas resident for 6 months Qualified voter at time of appointment No criminal record considered by Council so serious as to disqualify Generally, not an adversary party to litigation against the City Not in arrears in city taxes, water service charges, other obligations Creditable record of attendance and service for any prior board Individuals serving 4^th and final term may not be reappointed to the same board Specific boards have special qualifications
3	APPPOINTMENT TIMELINE August 1^st– recommended date for application to be received by City Secretary September 21^st – recommend date to begin appointments Briefing meetings – recommend for full council and/or individual appointments Regular meetings – recommend for individual appointments
4	Individual Councilmember Appointments
5	Full Council Appointments 26 Boards with varying number of members appointed by the city council Some are shared with other agencies Councilmembers may nominate individuals for as many positions as are available on a board 14 Boards have special qualifications
6	DART and DFW Boards DART Terms and Appointment Cycle - Terms expire July 1 - 9 City of Dallas positions: 6 positions expire in odd-numbered years 2 positions + a shared position expire in even numbered years Identify nominee by place number September 6^th – recommend deadline applications to be received by City Secretary October 3^rd – forward nominees to Transportation and Environment Committee November 2^nd – recommend date to appoint
7	DART AND DFW Boards DFW Terms and Appointment Cycle - Terms expire January 31 - 7 City of Dallas positions 3 Expire in odd-numbered years 3 expire in even-numbered years 7^th position is the Mayor October 3^rd – recommend applications to be received by City Secretary December 5^th – forward nominees to Transportation and Environment Committee January 18^th – recommend date to appoint
8	HOLDOVER ISSUES Holdover – a board member whose term has expired may holdover in office indefinitely if no one is ever appointed or qualified to fill the position. September 1, all boardmembers will be considered “Holdovers” (except D/FW and some DART members)