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To me having Bill Chomik - SDAB chair is (or should be) irrelevant to the matter. As has been discussed, this is no high paying cushy appointment- it is a true giving back, lending professional expertise type appointment. It's extremely demanding and time consuming - not just the hearings, but the crafting of the very detailed decision documents that span dozens of pages often. The chair especially is involved in a lot of that writing. It's quasi-judicial, so the chair is basically a judge, but paid a relatively nominal honoraria. I assume he does it because at this point in his career he has the ability to do it, and does less day to day management of his architecture firm.

A pay (big $) for access, real or perceived is really the mistake here. That said, is the accessibility of this particular Mayor a real issue? He might be the most accessible Mayor in the history of the city.