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If multiple boards are being applied for.
Board of Adjustment
How long have you been a resident of Iowa City?
11 years
Occupation:
Financial Advisor
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: *
Master's of Science in Urban and Regional Planning from The University of Iowa, previous Outreach Coordinator
for UI's Office of Community Engagement. Worked directly with members of city councils and boards across the
state in graduate school to enact proper planning measures in zoning, parks and recreation, and overall
comprehensive city planning. Experience as a financial advisor has given me background knowledge of cost
structures and programs.
What is your present knowledge of each advisory board you are interested in?*
I have worked previously with the Parks and Rec commission during projects in graduate school and assisted
students with working with the commission as an advisor during my professional career at the University.
Worked for the Coralville Parks and Recreation division for 3 years. For the Board of Adjustments, previous
planning career has given me knowledge and tools to analyze specific zoning decisions for the city.
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