Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Appointments topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Salem council confirms assistant city treasurer and appoints resident to affordable‑housing board
Summary
On June 25 the Salem City Council confirmed Brittany Dove as assistant city treasurer and approved Crystal Brown's appointment to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board; both confirmations were unanimous and each appointee addressed the council briefly. The council also approved an ethics exemption allowing Sarah Moore to contract with the health department.
The Salem City Council unanimously confirmed two mayoral appointments and approved a municipal conflict‑of‑interest exemption at its June 25 meeting.
The council adopted a roll‑call motion to confirm Brittany Dove as assistant city treasurer (term to Jan. 31, 2029). Councilor King moved to suspend the rules to allow Dove to speak; Dove thanked the council and said she looks forward to serving the community.
The mayor's appointment of Crystal Brown to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board (term to Jan. 22, 2028) was also confirmed by unanimous roll call. Brown, who had spoken earlier during public comment, said she intends to bring lived experience and educational outreach to the trust board's work.
The council also considered a disclosure and exemption request submitted by City Solicitor James Wellik for Sarah Moore, a member of the Board of Health and a special municipal employee. The council approved an exemption under M.G.L. c. 268A §20D to permit Moore to enter into a contract with the health department; a later motion for immediate reconsideration did not prevail.
An appointment of Dr. Javier Garcia Perez to the Race Equity Commission was presented and held under the rules for further consideration; the mayor's reappointments for Kurt Reer (Planning Board) and Peter Habib (Zoning Board of Appeals) were noted with terms to expire July 1, 2031.
