Committee advances five Cuyahoga County board reappointments to full council
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The Human Resources Appointment and Equity Committee on Nov. 18 approved five reappointments — to the Planning Commission, ADAMHS board, Archives Advisory Commission and the Community Improvement Corporation — and advanced them to the full council. Nominees highlighted public-service experience and continuity.
The Cuyahoga County Human Resources Appointment and Equity Committee on Nov. 18 voted to advance five county board reappointments to the full council, moving nominees for planning, mental-health governance, archives stewardship and economic development to the next step with unanimous committee support.
The committee approved Resolution 20250312 confirming Mayor Nicole Daley Jones’ reappointment to the county Planning Commission representing the West Shore Region for a term running Jan. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2028. Clerk records show the mayor submitted a letter and did not attend the committee meeting.
Dr. Charles “Chuck” Garvin was presented for appointment to the Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board for the term July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029. Garvin, a family physician who described decades of clinical and volunteer work, told the committee he has “no real agenda” and would learn program evaluations and priorities before proposing changes. He said he intends to “support [the CEO] fully and when needed to challenge him constructively.” The county law department will submit a proposed substitute to correct which ADAMHS member Dr. Garvin will replace (the clerk said the replacement should be Dr. Robert Fowler, not the name currently printed in the resolution). The committee approved Resolution 20250313 without recorded opposition.
Isabelle Klein was reappointed to the Cuyahoga County Archives Advisory Commission for 12/01/2025–11/30/2029. Klein, a certified archivist with a master’s in library science, emphasized preserving and increasing public access to county records. She said the archives facility is on Perkins Avenue near 40th on the near East Side and noted that reference services are free. The committee approved Resolution 20250314 under second-reading suspension and advanced it to council.
Ramona J. Davis and Richard Perry were both advanced for reappointment to the Cuyahoga County Community Improvement Corporation (CCCIC) board of trustees for terms beginning Jan. 2, 2026. Davis described three years on the CCCIC and a 30-year banking career advising gap-financing decisions for small businesses and nonprofits; Perry’s reappointment followed a letter requesting reappointment after an earlier appointment this year. Both resolutions (20250315 and 20250316) passed committee consideration with aye votes and no recorded opposition.
All five items were moved and seconded on the record and carried without opposition at the committee level, and each will appear on the council docket for final confirmation. The committee did not record any public comment on these nominations during the meeting.
What happens next: the reappointments will be considered by the full Cuyahoga County Council as the committee advanced each resolution.