mike gurnee
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Does anyone have your planning commission make governing body presentations on pc recommendations?
I just had an instance where my staff recommendation was different than the planning commission's, and the city commission didn't understand how I could "change". I explained to one commissioner afterwards that I was presenting the planning board's recommendation, but I fear it went over his head. Several jobs ago we had a pc representative make the presentation. Good points: elected body may listen more to a citizen volunteer than the city bureaucrat; the pc may recommend differently than the staff. Bad points: are pc members "up to snuff" to answer questions; are they willing to attend another evening meeting.
I just had an instance where my staff recommendation was different than the planning commission's, and the city commission didn't understand how I could "change". I explained to one commissioner afterwards that I was presenting the planning board's recommendation, but I fear it went over his head. Several jobs ago we had a pc representative make the presentation. Good points: elected body may listen more to a citizen volunteer than the city bureaucrat; the pc may recommend differently than the staff. Bad points: are pc members "up to snuff" to answer questions; are they willing to attend another evening meeting.