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Council committee confirms multiple board and commission appointments including Alcohol Commission and Land Bank nominees
Summary
The Personnel & Government Affairs Committee approved appointments to the Memphis Alcohol Commission, the Memphis and Shelby County Land Use Control Board, and the Memphis Metropolitan Land Bank Authority; nominees introduced themselves and the committee approved same‑night recommendations by voice vote.
The City Council’s Personnel & Government Affairs Committee approved multiple appointments to local boards and commissions, including two nominees to the Memphis Alcohol Commission, one to the Land Use Control Board, and three to the Memphis Metropolitan Land Bank Authority.
At the committee meeting, Tanya Frey and Scott Barra introduced themselves for appointment to the Memphis Alcohol Commission. Frey told the committee she has served as an attorney in private practice and in‑house roles and worked with ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Barra said he is an attorney with the district attorney’s office and previously served in other legal roles in Shelby County. Both nominees were approved by voice vote and scheduled to be placed on the council’s same‑night minutes.
Benjamin Orgill (transcript: Benjamin Orgel) introduced himself for an appointment to the Memphis and Shelby County Land Use Control Board; he described his experience as a local developer and in the cell‑tower business and said he would be prepared to separate his private‑sector interests from board decisions. Orgill was approved by the committee and scheduled for same‑night placement.
The committee also approved three nominees to the Memphis Metropolitan Land Bank Authority: Kim Cherry, a public‑relations consultant and former First Horizon PR manager; Austin Harrison, an assistant professor of urban studies at Rhodes College with prior community‑development experience and work on the land bank strategic plan; and Brandon Ingram, who said he is a native Memphian and eager to serve. The appointments were approved by voice vote; committee documents indicate the appointees are to be considered with “same nine minutes” and a notation that the confirmations will be placed on the council’s same‑night agenda for 4:00 p.m.
Committee members offered brief endorsements for several nominees based on personal or professional familiarity. No formal objection was raised during the committee presentation and the chair recorded the ayes.
