Brownsburg council elects Ben Lacey president, Matt Simpson vice president; approves multiple board appointments

The Town of Brownsburg Town Council elected Ben Lacey as council president and selected Matt Simpson as vice president and confirmed a series of appointments to local boards and commissions during a routinely conducted meeting.

The actions included presidential appointments to the Redevelopment Commission (Gregory Packmeier, CJ Boswell, Ted Roark) and council nominations that passed by recorded voice votes for Victoria Smith and Al Selzmann to serve on that body. The council also confirmed Michael Diener for a town seat on the economic development commission, and named Chris McCormick, Nathaniel Ballard and Marlon Webb as redevelopment authority presidential appointees.

On planning and advisory bodies, the council confirmed several appointments to the Advisory Planning Commission, including Thomas Clayhill and Sean Paps (name spelling variances appear in the record) and appointed Cindy Holman to a council seat on that commission. The council deferred naming three members to the Park Impact Fee Review Board until a later date; the council president said those presidential appointments would be named later.

Public-safety and regional appointments approved by the council included three town council appointees to the Police Commission (Matt Simpson, Dave Galloway and Jason Thornberry) and a town council appointment to the Hendricks County Solid Waste District (Ben Lacey). The council also confirmed Kathy Dillon to the Indianapolis water service advisory board and made appointments to the Metropolitan Planning Organization technical and policy boards, including a council appointment to the MPO technical board (Sean Pappz/Pappz spelling variants) and Glenn Adams to the MPO policy seat.

Most motions were seconded and carried on voice votes recorded as unanimous (5-0). The council president noted that all appointments were subject to confirmation of qualifications and applicable Indiana law. No additional matters were raised under other business and the meeting was adjourned.

Votes at a glance

- Council president: Ben Lacey — elected (voice vote; result recorded as 5-0). - Vice president: Matt Simpson — elected (voice vote). - Redevelopment Commission: presidential appointees — Gregory Packmeier; CJ Boswell; Ted Roark (announced). Council appointees confirmed: Victoria Smith (5-0); Al Selzmann (5-0). - Economic Development Commission: Michael Diener — nominated/announced. - Redevelopment Authority: Chris McCormick; Nathaniel Ballard; Marlon Webb — presidential appointees (announced). - Advisory Planning Commission: Thomas Clayhill — nominated (presidential seat announced); Sean Paps — confirmed (5-0); Cindy Holman — confirmed as council appointee (voice vote). - Park Impact Fee Review Board: three presidential appointments — deferred to a later date. - Fire Territory Executive Board: council president will serve (announced). - Police Commission: Matt Simpson; Dave Galloway; Jason Thornberry — confirmed (voice votes). - Hendricks County Solid Waste District Board: Ben Lacy — confirmed (voice vote). - Indianapolis water service advisory board: Kathy Dillon — confirmed (voice vote). - MPO technical board: Sean Pappz (name variant) — confirmed (voice vote). - MPO policy: Glenn Adams — confirmed (voice vote).

What this means

The confirmed appointments populate bodies that have oversight or advisory roles on redevelopment, planning, transportation, water services and public safety. The council noted that all appointments remain subject to verification of qualifications and the specific terms required by Indiana law.

Sources and provenance

This article is based solely on the Town of Brownsburg meeting transcript, which records nominations, seconds and voice votes on the items above. The appointments and votes are recorded in the meeting transcript from the council’s openings of the nominations through adjournment.