UPDATE: Council to nominate, discuss P&Z replacement

Three applicants to be considered for post

Confirmation vote set for August 24th

Procedure changed by Council in 2022: chairman makes appointment, council confirms

Updated 8/10/2023 to include the amended CLURO language which changed how appointments are made to the P&Z Commission and a reference to Louisiana’s Public Records Law.

MANDEVILLE — The City Council will nominate and discuss a replacement on the Planning and Zoning Commission for outgoing commissioner Nixon Adams whose term expires August 31st.

Three Mandevillians — Ann Haveman, Pat Rosenow, and Nick Cressy — submitted their applications for consideration to replace Adams.

Resumes for Haveman and Rosenow as redacted and published by the City of Mandeville as part of a previous City Council meeting packet can be found here.

Louisiana’s Public Records Law “requires that the name, related qualifications, relevant employment history or experience of each applicant for a public position of authority or a public position with policymaking duties shall be available for public inspection, examination, copying, or reproduction…”

The City Council’s appointment process provides that the Council Chairman — in this case Councilman at Large Jason Zuckerman — makes the appointment after meeting with one of the district council members to discuss the matter. That name will be appointed at the specified regular meeting for discussion among the council members, which in this case will be August 10th.

The Comprehensive Land Use Regulation Ordinance (CLURO) reads: “An appointment [to the Commission] shall be made, by the Council Chairman, subject to majority approval of the Council, for any vacancies.” This was amended by the City Council in 2022, changing the basic procedure, where before it read, “They [Commission members] shall be appointed and confirmed by a vote of the Council.”

The confirmation vote on the nominee will occur at the August 24th regular meeting, at which time the public will have an opportunity for comment. If a majority of the City Council does not agree, the nomination process repeats until the council can agree on a new commissioner.

There are seven Planning and Zoning commissioners and they are limited to two consecutive seven-year terms each, according to the City Charter.

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