The San Jose City Council appointed three applicants to open spots on the Appeals Hearing Board during its Dec. 9 meeting.

Jenny Altwer, who identified herself as a San Jose resident with backgrounds in law enforcement and as a licensed marriage and family therapist, described experience with courtroom processes, critical incident response and working with code enforcement. Martin Nguyen described a background in procedural law, experience as corporate counsel and prior public-service roles including teaching and judicial clerkship; he referenced municipal code provisions related to public nuisance adjudication.

A third applicant, Ronald, submitted a written application and was included in the motion. Councilmember Ortiz moved to appoint all three applicants; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously.

The council invited the appointees to see the clerk for next steps and the appointments will take effect as specified by the clerk's office.