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Airport Board
Provo Arts Council
Board of Adjustment
Building Inspection Board of Appeals
Provo City Board of Trustees Business Development Corporation
Civil Service Commission
Design Review Committee
The Eldred Center Board
Energy Board
Housing Authority Board
Landmarks Commission
Library Board
Metropolitan Water Board
Mayor’s AD-HOC Multi-Cultural Council
Parks and Recreation Board
Planning Commission
Provo Foundation
The Telecommunications Board
The Airport Board recommends to the Mayor and Municipal Council of Provo City the needs and requirements of the airport and its facilities. It studies City, State and Federal budgetary matters, appraises development that is desirable for the airport, and studies and appraises an overall plan for the Provo Municipal Airport, together with such other duties and responsibilities as the Mayor or Municipal Council may delegate to the Board from time to time.
The Airport Board includes:
Larry Mendenhall
Ray Valgardson
Val Peterson
Lonny Woodard
Carol Walker
Craig F. Huntington
Steve Gleason, Airport Manager
The Provo Arts Council is charged with:
(a) developing a comprehensive plan to strengthen the full spectrum of artistic resources in the city;
(b) assessing the needs of the city for performance facilities and display facilities for the arts and developing a strategy for the acquisition and operation of such facilities;
(c) promoting, producing and encouraging performances or displays by local, regional and national artists;
(d) supplying information regarding cultural opportunities in Provo City to the Provo City Economic Development Office;
(e) organizing groups, with the consent of the mayor, to be known as patrons of the arts;
(f) acting as an advisory body to the city in all matters pertaining to the arts.
The Provo Arts Council consists of:
Newell Dayley
Joyce Parker, Volunteer
Barbara Sandstrom
Rick Kinateder
Janet Hall
Vicki Barrett
Sandra Covey
Delbert G. Ririe
Lee Bartlett
Karl Pope
Marian Smoot
George Nelson
Kathryn Allen, Executive Director
The Board of Adjustment is a five-member board that hears and decides appeals from zoning decisions and variances from the terms of this Title 14 of the Provo City Code.
The Board consists of:
Tim Brough
Steve Sabins
Margarett Rasmussen
Kermit McKinney
Kent Nelson
The Building Inspection Board of Appeals is made up of construction professional members to hear appeals of decisions of the Chief Building Official.
The Board consists of:
Richard Brimhall
Philip Davis
Don Porter
Chuck Hugo
David M Ackley
Eugene Jones
The Board of Trustees Business Development Corporation of Provo reviews and approves loans and lines of credit to qualifying Provo businesses.
The Board consists of:
Lewis K. Billings
John Richards
Shauna Theobald
Ron Eliason
Jim Fitch
Stephen D. Clark
Dave Moon
Kim Scoville
Jared Stewart
Dennis Hall
The Civil Service Commission is established by state law to hear any personnel action appealed by a civil servant as defined in state law.
The members are:
James Reid Mathis
Richard W. King
Ronald Vigoren
The Design Review Committee is made up of members who are professionals in the fields of: architecture, design, landscape design, urban design, architectural history, art or graphic design, and planning. It is their responsibility to review development plans, preserve and enhance the visual character of the community and make recommendations to the Planning Commission.
The Committee members are:
Roger Knell
David Taylor
Ken Harris
Mike Raymond
Mike Lee
Scott Bingham
The Eldred Center Board oversees the activities at the Eldred Center and advises on policies and activities for senior citizens.
Board members are:
Burbank Jolley
Rick Johnson
Charles Pope
Eleanor Hall
Gerry Baumgarten
Samuel Pokini
The Energy Board gives recommendations and gives advise to the Municipal Council and Administration regarding the operation of the Energy Department, long range planning, rates and charges, budgeting and capital expenditures.
Energy Department Board:
Mark Hathaway
Jane Carlile
Jordan Tanner
L. Douglas Smoot
Fred Bandley
Burke Jackson
Gil Bertelson
Housing Authority Board is an advisory board that gives recommendations to the Mayor, Municipal Council and Hosing Authority Director regarding the operation, management of the Housing Authority.
The Board consists of:
David Gardner
Jon Kau
Valerie Lee
Craig Carlisle
Doug Gale
Cindy Richards
The Mayor’s AD-HOC Multi-Cultural Council
The Council includes:
Dr. Enoc Flores
Mike Ray
Eugenio Revuelta
James Yang
Grace Nicklaus
The Parks and Recreation Board's function is to advise the Mayor and Parks and Recreation Director on matters relating to the planning and conducting of recreation and leisure activities.
The Board consists of :
Tammy Runia - Chair
E. Odell Miner
Lisa Witham
Dave Olpin
Bill Bridges
Michael Bateman
Paul Von Strahl
Brian Smith
The Provo Foundation Board oversees the Provo Foundation, which is a Utah Nonprofit Corporation established for the purpose of accepting gifts to Provo City and for other related purposes.
The Provo Foundation Board includes:
Glee Zumbrennen
Blake M. Roney
LeRoy Dennis
Craig Dennis
Lewis K. Billings
Cythnia R. Dayton
The Landmarks Commission identifies and designates historic buildings for preservation within Provo City. The members make recommendations of homes and structures to be placed on the National Register of Historic Buildings and recommend policies and programs to safeguard the City's historic and cultural heritage.
The Library is managed and operated by the Library Board. The Board establishes policy, oversees staff, and acts as a advisory board to the Municipal Council.
The Library Board consists of the following:
David Armond
Ann Lea Cannon
Rick Maw
Callie Hales
Charlene Ashworth
Jeff Kahn
Cindy Clark (Council)
Cassia Flores
The Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Water District govern the Water District and are selected without regard to political affiliations and shall be residents or taxpayers of the district.
The Board of Directors are:
- C. Grant Ash
- Charles A. Henson, Manager
- Stan Miller
- Dennis Weir
- Merril Bingham
- E. Dan Johnson
Updated October 2009
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