Standing Committees

City Council Standing Committees 2020-21

President of the Council (Max Tracy), is an ex-officio member of all Committees; he will serve as an alternate voting member on any Committee if a conflict of interest arises for a member of the Committee

*Committee Chair

Board of Finance

Mayor Weinberger, 865-7272
Katherine Schad, 557-8157
Max Tracy, 373-1968
Ali Dieng, 318-2527
Karen Paul, 863-3817
Zoraya Hightower, 391-4333

Channel 17 Liaison
Karen Paul, 863-3817

Charter Change

Perri Freeman*, 373-2685*
Jane Stromberg, 845-544-4143
Mark Barlow, 549-4433
Staff Support: Eileen Blackwood, 865-7121

Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization

Sarah Carpenter*, 658-0474
Zoraya Hightower, 391-4333
Joe Magee, 279-8545
Staff Support: Christine Curtis, 735-7002

Human Resources

Sarah Carpenter*, 658-0474
Chip Mason, 373-8545
Joan Shannon, 860-7489
Staff Support: Jessie Anderson, 540-2505

License

Chip Mason*, 373-8545
Jack Hanson, 557-0605
Joan Shannon, 860-7489
Staff Support: Lori Olberg, 865-7136

Ordinance

Chip Mason*, 373-8545
Zoraya Hightower, 391-4333
Jack Hanson, 557-0605
Staff Support: Kim Sturtevant, 865-7121

Parks, Arts, Culture

Joan Shannon*, 860-7489
Karen Paul, 863-3817
Ali Dieng, 318-2527
Staff Support: Holli Bushnell, 863-2075(AM)/865-7131(PM)

Public Safety

Karen Paul*, 863-3817
Zoraya Hightower, 391-4333
Jane Stromberg, 845-544-4143
Staff Support: TBD

Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Ali Dieng*, 318-2527
Perri Freeman, 373-2685
Joe Magee, 279-8545
Staff Support: Vanessa Bonebo

Transportation/Energy/Utilities

Jack Hanson*, 557-0605
Jane Stromberg, 845-544-4143
Mark Barlow, 549-4433
Staff Support: Madeline Suender, 735-5324

Tax Abatement

Sarah Carpenter*, 658-0474
Perri Freeman 373-2685
Mark Barlow, 549-4433
Staff Support: Kenneth Nosek, 865-7114

* Committee Chair