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Committee approves multiple board appointments, tables Lewis Ginter nomination
Summary
The committee approved a block of advisory board appointments including parks and recreation, workforce, RBHA and library board nominees and tabled the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens appointment for a later quarter; the motion passed on a roll call with Vice Chair Breton and Chair Lynch voting aye.
The Education and Human Services Standing Committee approved a block of appointments to several advisory boards and commissions and tabled a Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens appointment to the next quarter.
Pamela Nichols, council management analyst, presented the vacancy report listing current openings and applicants for boards including the Advisory Board of Recreation and Parks, the Capital Area Alcohol Safety Action Program (ASAP) policy advisory board, the Future Workforce Commission, the Richmond Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA), the Richmond Public Library Board and the Social Services Advisory Board. Nichols noted mayoral appointment Thad Williamson to the Future Workforce Commission would complete current mayor vacancies.
Chairwoman Lynch moved to approve a slate of candidates: Vic Murphy for the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board; Beverly Hawkins for ASAP; Victor Goches and Thad Williamson for the Future Workforce Commission; Ismael Romero for the Human Rights Commission; Veranda Cobbs for RBHA; Kirk Pickrell for the Richmond Public Library Board; and Camden Whitehead for the Social Services Advisory Board. The committee agreed to table the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens appointment. A second was called and the roll call recorded Vice Chair Breton, aye; Chair Lynch, aye. The motion carried.
The clerk recorded that RBHA had provided support for applicants Stephanie Fina and Veranda Cobbs and the library board vacancy had multiple applicants; the committee approved the named slate and asked to continue consideration of Lewis Ginter to the next quarter.
Clarifying details: the vacancy report covered current and projected vacancies through November; applicants and district residences were recorded in the report (for example, Vic Murphy — First District resident; Victor Goches — Fourth District resident; Thad Williamson — mayoral appointment).
