RESOLUTION NO.  7193

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, APPOINTING COMMISSIONER LISA LARSEN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BIOSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOY BUSINESS CENTER.

WHEREAS, the City of Lawrence, Kansas and the Board of Commissioners of Douglas County, Kansas approved the funding for the creation of a bioscience initiative, the Bioscience and Business Technology Center (BTBC);

WHEREAS, said funding shall be administered by the BTBC;

WHEREAS, the by-laws of the BTBC authorize the Governing Body to appoint one person as a member of the BTBC Board of Directors; and

WHEREAS, the Governing Body finds and determines that Commissioner Lisa Larsen shall hereinafter be the City’s appointee to the Board of Directors of the BTBC, succeeding Mayor Leslie Soden.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:

1.         That the above stated recitals are by reference incorporated herein;

2.         That the Governing Body hereby appoints Commissioner Lisa Larsen to serve as the City’s appointee to the Board of Directors of the BTBC; and

3.         That this Resolution shall supersede Resolution No. 6767, in its entirety.

ADOPTED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, this 14th day of February, 2017.

 APPROVED:

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Leslie Soden

Mayor

ATTEST:

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Sherri Riedemann

City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:                   

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Toni R. Wheeler

City Attorney