MINUTES
ORO VALLEY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
REGULAR SESSION
December 16, 2008
ORO VALLEY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
11000 N. LA CAŅADA DRIVE
 
CALL TO ORDER - at 3:00 p.m.

ROLL CALL

PRESENT:
John Hickey, Chair
Bart Schannep, Member
Bob Swope, Member
Jimmy Fields, Member
Jeremy Christopher, Member

ABSENT: Paul Parisi, Vice Chair

1.

Welcome new Board Members


Board Members and Staff welcomed new Board of Adjustment members:
~Bob Swope
~Jimmy Fields
~Jeremy Christopher

2.

Thank our exiting Board Members


Board Members and Staff and thanked Member Schannep for his service to the Board of Adjustment. 

3.

Training: presented by the Town Legal Department


Civil Town Attorney Joe Andrews reviewed the open meeting laws for the new members.

4.

Rules & Procedure: orientation Understanding the five legal standards to be applied - level of subjectivity Understanding legal standards to be applied to an appeal Understanding re-consideration and requirement for "new" information


Dee Widero presented the rules & procedures of the Board of Adjustment.  She then reviewed the Board and Commission handbooks with the new members.

Discussion ensued regarding various scenarios that the board encounters and the possible appropriate resolutions.

MOTION: A motion was made by Member Fields and seconded by Member Christopher to adjourn at 4:39 p.m.

MOTION carried, 5-0.