HomeMy WebLinkAboutSwygard, Paula (Unexpired term 1/1/19-12/31/23) Appt. 8/2/22How long have you been a resident of Iowa City?
38 years
Occupation:
retired
Gender*
*This question is mandatory in order for the City to comply with the State's gender balance requirement, which treats gender as binary. "Gender Identity"
may be provided in the Demographics sectionof the application below.
Male
Female
Experience and/or activities which you feel qualify you for this position:
I am a former member of the Planning & Zoning Commission, having served from January 2012 to May 2015 to
fill an unexpired term. With this experience, I gained knowledge of zoning terminology, the zoning code and
regulations, and the meeting process. I am an active advocate for my neighborhood and serve as one of two
neighborhood contacts for the Miller Orchard Neighborhood Association. I was a member of the UniverCity
Neighborhood Partnership committee when it was established around 2010 through a grant from I -JOBS to
rehabilitate homes with the goal of stabilizing neighborhoods near campus.
What is your present knowledge of each advisory board you are interested in?*
The Board of Adjustment reviews and potentially grants requests for special exemptions to the zoning code
regarding land use and adjustments to zoning requirements. The board also hears appeals when there is a
disagreement about an administrative zoning decision. The rulings of the Board of Adjustment are binding
unless overturned on appeal by the District Court.
Please contact the City Attorney at 356-5030 to discuss questions or concerns regarding a potential conflict of
interest. The following describe some but not all potential conflicts.
Potential Conflicts of Interest
The Housing and Community Development Commission makes recommendations to the City Council
regarding the distribution of federal CBDG/HOME funds. The general rule is that no persons who exercise
or have exercised any functions or responsibilities with respect to federally funded activities, or who are in
a position to participate in the decision -making process or gain inside information with regard to such
activities, may obtain a financial interest or benefit from a federally —assisted activity, or have a financial
interest in any contract, subcontract, or agreement with respect to a federally -assisted activity, or with
respect to the proceeds of the federally -assisted activity, either for themselves or those with whom they
have business or immediate family ties, during their tenure or for one year thereafter.
Section 362.5 of the Code of Iowa generally prohibits, with certain important exceptions, a member of a
City Board or Commission from having an interest in a City contract.
City Council Resolution # 15-300 established a policy that the following persons shall not be eligible for
appointment to Boards and Commissions:
A Council Member's spouse, domestic partner or partner by cohabitation, children, step -children,
children for whom the Council Member assumes parental responsibility, mother, father, son-in-law,
daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, step-parent, brother, sister, step -siblings and half -
siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparents and grandchildren, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, first
cousin, foster parent, foster child, persons who are parents of the same child, and persons with whom
the employee is in an intimate relationship
Res. #15-300 states that each application for reappointment to a City Board or Commission will be
considered without regard to incumbency. If reappointed, an individual would be limited to one
reappointment to a full term in order to increase the opportunities for new applicants to serve.