Does your locality (county/city) have standard operating procedures (SOPs) regarding making appointments to boards and commissions?  In addition, does your locality’s SOP specify the number of terms an individual can serve, how the chair person is selected, how many terms may an individual serve as chair person, does the locality require a completed Board Bank Application prior to consideration of an applicant, and does the government body interview the candidates prior to making appointments? 

Vicki Diggs
City of Poquoson

A question from Catherine, Town of Dumfries:


Recently we had several seats on our BZA become vacant at the same time.  I had never been thru the process of getting new members appointed and it was quite the experience.  Of course, there were no formal policies or procedures to follow, other than “staff just handled it.” With that being said, I would like to know if any jurisdictions have outlined procedures for the process of filling vacancies on your Boards and Commissions.  Any information (or advice) is welcomed and appreciated.