Committee nominates Ryan Barthel for chair; members volunteer secretary and sergeant-at-arms roles

Community Board 11’s Bylaws and Ethics Committee nominated Ryan Barthel to serve as chair and informally assigned other officer duties at its Sept. 15 meeting, but members did not record a formal vote on the chair position.

The nomination came during the committee’s election discussion. Jeanette Wilson, the acting chair of the former ethics committee, said, “I would like to nominate you as chair of the team,” when proposing Barthel for the role. Committee members discussed capacity concerns; Wilson and others said the chair role is time-consuming. Barthel said he would be willing to serve and to “provide…supportive coaching” if another member stepped up to lead.

Why it matters: leadership of the merged bylaws-and-ethics committee will shape how the group reviews conduct provisions and how it coordinates with other Community Board 11 committees.

Members also volunteered operational roles without a formal recorded vote. Jeanette Wilson announced that “Secretary is Veronica; Lisa is sergeant at arms; Susan is backup,” and members confirmed those assignments during the meeting. The transcript shows no roll-call vote on the chair nomination; a member said they would “fix the voting,” but no outcome was entered into the record.

The committee noted there was a quorum at the start of the meeting (five of seven members) and that member Rich arrived later, bringing attendance to six. Members deferred approval of minutes because the city had not posted them in time; the committee agreed to review those minutes at the next meeting.

Discussion versus action: the record shows a nomination and informal assignments but no formal vote on the chair position. The record also documents an administrative deferral of minutes rather than formal acceptance.

Next steps: members indicated they will formalize officer roles and voting at a subsequent meeting when minutes are available and voting logistics can be confirmed.