{"id":12874,"date":"2024-08-06T19:28:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T19:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/?p=12874"},"modified":"2024-08-06T19:31:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T19:31:31","slug":"city-council-appoints-residents-to-committees-and-commissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2024\/08\/06\/city-council-appoints-residents-to-committees-and-commissions\/","title":{"rendered":"City Council appoints residents to committees and commissions"},"content":{"rendered":"
At its meeting Monday, the City Council announced appointments to various committees and commissions, filling vacancies and adding new members to these advisory bodies. The appointments cover a range of areas, including racial equity, workforce development and community planning.<\/p>\n
Mayor’s Hispanic\/Latino Committee<\/strong> Racial Equity Commission<\/strong> Durham Board of Adjustment<\/strong> Citizens Advisory Committee<\/strong> Recreation Advisory Commission<\/strong> Durham Planning Commission<\/strong> Workforce Development Board<\/strong> Durham Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission<\/strong> Articles in The 10th Street Journal are generated by AI and reviewed by human editors.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At its meeting Monday, the City Council announced appointments to various committees and commissions, filling vacancies and adding new members to these advisory bodies. More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[395],"tags":[394],"class_list":["post-12874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-10th-street-journal","tag-the-10th-street-journal","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nGiseli E. Ordonez-Ochoa and Catalina Sanchez Toloza have been appointed as youth representatives, and Marianella Marsano McCole has been appointed as a general member. Their terms will expire on Oct. 1, 2025, and Oct. 1, 2026, respectively. These appointments follow the resignation of Joshua O. Toth and the addition of youth seats to the committee.<\/p>\n
\nEfiotu Jagun has been appointed to the Racial Equity Commission as a youth representative, replacing Taylor A. Walker. Jagun’s term will end on Oct. 18, 2027.<\/p>\n
\nRich Gittings has been appointed as an alternate member of the Board of Adjustment. His term will expire on June 30, 2025. This appointment fills the vacancy left by the resignation of Jessica Major.<\/p>\n
\nTori Cook has been appointed to the Citizens Advisory Committee, with a term set to expire on June 30, 2027. Cook’s appointment follows the term expiration of Ann Rebeck.<\/p>\n
\nCedric B. Burke, Girija Mahajan, Mary K. Parsons and Gabrielle L. Rivero have been appointed to the Recreation Advisory Commission. Their terms will end on Aug. 8, 2025, and Aug. 8, 2027. These appointments address vacancies created by the resignation of Lesley J. Stracks-Mullem and the term expirations of Cedric B. Burke, Michael Johnston and Girija Mahajan.<\/p>\n
\nZack Czajkowski has been appointed to the Durham Planning Commission, with a term expiring on June 30, 2027. He replaces Vikas Gurram, whose term has ended.<\/p>\n
\nThe Workforce Development Board has new appointments: Christina Piard, Carla Walton, and Keisha Williams representing the private sector; Roger C. Shumate representing the labor organization\/apprenticeship; and Jameya Green representing Durham Public Schools. Their terms will expire June 30, 2025, June 30, 2027 and June 30, 2028. These appointments follow the term expirations of Nicole J. Thompson and Rebecca Axford, the resignations of Julie A. Pack and Leslie Elaine Madison and the termination of Scott A. McGregor.<\/p>\n
\nCristian B. Velazquez Gonzales has been appointed to the Durham Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission, representing the Walking\/Running\/Pedestrian Community for Marginalized Groups, following the resignation of Nastacia M. Pereira. His term will expire on Aug. 31, 2025.<\/p>\n