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Your choice…
Make a difference!
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Join the Board
Become a member of the Community Planning Group Board. You can volunteer to represent your neighborhood or a business in Uptown to help shape recommendations to the city on how your community will grow and thrive. Terms are 3 years with a maximum of 2 terms before taking a break. Your input and participation will make us successful!
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Vote
Come out and help select the board that will work with the city, community groups, residents, businesses and developers to shape the future of Uptown. Important to note 1/3 of the board is up for election each year. Regular elections are held in March, and will be online or in person. The initial election is in August of 2024. Learn more about the process, candidates, dates and locations.
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Election Committee
The Election Committee will facilitate all facets of each election process. The Election Committee will also be responsible for implementation and maintenance of the Community Participation and Representation Plan. This is a regular standing committee whose full responsibilities and membership are defined in the operating procedures.
Neighborhood Representation
The UCPG board is structured to allow each neighborhood community to have a voice in the planning process.
Each neighborhood has 2 seats elected by the residents of that community. Candidates must live or own property in that community. One seat is for a property owner, the other for a renter.
Businesses serve the community at large, and so these seats are elected by all Uptown residents. There are 5 seats, no more than 2 of which can be from a single community. The 6th seat is reserved for a non-profit organization.
Two non voting large employer seats are appointed by the board.
Vacant seats may be filled by appointment until the next election. The tables to the right show how the seat elections are distributed across election cycles
Large Employer seats are board appointed based on nominations, aligned to cycles 1 and 3
