Committee appoints Christine Burke to OCN board seat after vetting; vote 7–0

The committee considered applicants to fill a vacancy on the OCN board of directors (a general-public seat created by a recent resignation read into the record). Commissioners discussed candidates’ experience and potential conflicts of interest: Commissioner Lubs and others said Christine Burke’s prior board experience was a strength, while the group also noted another applicant, identified in the discussion as Mr. Mingle, holds a seat on a contracting agency board that could make him ineligible unless he resigned that post.

Commissioner Hoffman moved to appoint Christine Burke, a candidate the committee had previously interviewed. The motion was seconded and carried; the clerk recorded seven in favor, zero opposed. The committee noted that Mr. Mingle remains a candidate to consider for future openings if he resigns the potentially conflicting seat. The appointment fills the vacancy noted earlier in the meeting; no further conditions or amendments to the appointment were recorded in the committee transcript.