Amador County – The City Selection Committee met Wednesday afternoon and selected Ione and Jackson to represent the cities on the Local Agency Formation Commission, and also appointed Jackson and Amador City to hold seats on the Amador County Transportation Commission.
Mayor Connie Gonsalves presided over the meeting of Mayors, which selected Jackson City Councilman Keith Sweet to sit on the ACTC board. Amador City Mayor Aaron Brusatori said he was not sure who would be appointed to the position to represent his council.
Plymouth Mayor Greg Baldwin said he planned to stay in his position for Wednesday night’s ACTC meeting on the Pine Grove Highway 88 improvement project. Baldwin said his position expired Jan. 29, and he was adamant about keeping the seat until then. His position would be taken by an Amador City appointee.
Sweet took over for the position of retiring Councilman Pat Crosby of Sutter Creek. ACTC Chair Charles Field said as Sweet was Crosby’s alternate, an new alternate should be assigned. Ione Mayor David Plank said his council has selected Councilman Lloyd Oneto, “who will be starting his first year as an alternate.”
Field said alternates are appointed by the City Select Committee to be second in line for specific seats, and “only the alternate can take that seat.”
The committee also appointed Sutter Creek Councilman Jim Swift as an alternate behind the Jackson seat, and Plymouth Councilwoman Sandy Kyles as the Number 2 alternate, behind Amador City’s seat. The appointees join Commissioner Plank, whose alternate will be Lloyd Oneto.
The City Selection Committee also appointed members to the Amador County LAFCO. Plymouth past Mayor Jon Colburn rotated out, Ione Mayor David Plank was appointed to the number 1 city position, and Jackson City Councilman Pat Crew was appointed to the number 2 city seat.
The committee chose Amador City to be the alternate, and Mayor Aaron Brusatori nominated Amador City Councilman Tim Knox, who was appointed by the committee.
LAFCO Executive Director Roseanne Chamberlain said the “alternate has a full and valid vote in the absence of the representative.”
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