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Austin CDC elects Noe Elias chair and Jenny Achilles vice chair; approves March 11 minutes
Summary
The Community Development Commission held annual officer elections and approved March 11 minutes. Commissioner Noe Elias was elected chair; Commissioner Jenny Achilles elected vice chair. The commission also approved prior minutes with recorded abstentions.
The Austin Community Development Commission elected Noe Elias as chair and Jenny Achilles as vice chair during its April 8 meeting. The commission also approved its March 11, 2025 minutes.
Commissioner Lehi Longoria nominated Noe Elias for chair; Commissioner Ortiz seconded the nomination. Noe Elias accepted the nomination and addressed the commission, noting her Montopolis roots and prior 13 years as a school teacher in East Riverside and Montopolis. The commission then voted and announced Elias as the new chair.
For vice chair, Commissioner Tisha nominated Jenny Achilles and Commissioner Ortiz seconded. Commissioner Achilles accepted the nomination and described her background in statewide philanthropy and public policy; the commission voted and announced Achilles as vice chair.
The commission also moved to approve the minutes from March 11, 2025. Commissioner Longoria made the motion to approve, Commissioner Ortiz seconded, and the commission recorded abstentions from Commissioner Menard and Commissioner Trice before approving the minutes.
Why it matters: Electing officers sets the commission's leadership for the coming year and determines who will set agendas, appoint committee members and represent the board at public functions. The CDC chair also appoints members to the newly reestablished Housing Committee.
What happened next: Chair Elias and Vice Chair Achilles will serve one-year terms beginning May 1, 2025, per the commission's stated term schedule. The commission proceeded to the agenda's discussion items.
