Charlottesville City Councilors appoint themselves to Board and Commissions

The appearance of a new member of the Charlottesville City Council presents an opportunity for the five elected officials to potentially select new boards and commissions they might want to serve on.

For instance, former Councilor Brian Pinkston had been the city’s representative on the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority, the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority, and the two transportation bodies staffed by the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission.

New City Councilor Jen Fleisher will now join City Councilor Natalie Oschrin on both the Charlottesville Albemarle Regional Transit Authority and the Charlottesville Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Policy Board.

Fleisher has also been appointed to serve as one of the city’s two representatives on the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission. Former Planning Commissioner Phil d’Oronzio had been a member of that body but Council opted to send a second elected official. Fleisher will join Councilor Michael Payne on the body that generally meets the first Thursday of the month.

Fleisher will also join Snook on the Darden Towe Memorial Park Committee as that park is jointly owned by Albemarle and Charlottesville.

Charlottesville Mayor Juandiego Wade will join the Charlottesville Retirement Commission and remain on the Minority Business Commission. Wade will continue to represent the city on the Charlottesville Albemarle Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Councilor Michael Payne will continue to serve on the seven-member Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners. That body met last night for a work session. Payne will also continue to serve on the Housing Advisory Committee and the Regional Housing Partnership.

Councilor Lloyd Snook will continue to serve on the Historic Resources Committee as well as the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail. He will replace Pinkston on the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority and the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority.

Oschrin and Snook both serve on the Charlottesville Legislative Committee, a two-member subcommittee of Council that advises on potential legislation to be requested of the General Assembly. The pair will also be on the School Capital Projects Workgroup.

For the full list of appointments, consult this list.

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