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East Rock’s Alderwoman Jessica Holmes is one of several newly-elected city lawmakers appointed to positions of power in recent committee assignments.
Holmes is now chair of the Legislation Committee, which often shapes major new bills before the Board of Aldermen, including zoning changes and charter revisions.
Her new chairmanship was revealed in a list of new committee assignments released by the Board of Aldermen’s legislative services office Tuesday.
Other freshman aldermen rising to leadership positions include Delphine Clyburne (Aldermanic Affairs chair), Brenda Foskey-Cyrus (Community Development chair), Brian Wingate (Public Safety chair), and Sarah Eidelson (Youth Services chair).
Committee appointments are made by board President Jorge Perez in consultation with President Pro-Tempore Jackie James, Democratic Majority Leader Al Paolillo, and Deputy Majority Leader Tyisha Walker, and following placement requests by aldermen.
The new committees are as follows:
ALDERMANIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Delphine Clyburn (Chair), Mark Stopa (Vice-Chair), Alfreda Edwards, Mike Smart, Sergio Rodriguez, Brenda Jones-Barnes, Angela Russell
CITY SERVICES AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY COMMITTEE
Justin Elicker (Chair), Jackie James (Vice-Chair), Brenda Jones-Barnes, Sal DeCola, Jeanette Morrison, Tyisha Walker, Adam Marchand
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Brenda Foskey-Cyrus (Chair), Claudette Robinson-Thorpe (Vice-Chair), Andrea Jackson-Brooks, Migdalia Castro, Mark Stopa, Evette Hamilton, Brian Wingate
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Alfreda Edwards (Chair), Migdalia Castro (Vice-Chair), Andrea Jackson-Brooks, Doug Hausladen, Brenda Jones-Barnes, Sal DeCola, Angela Russell
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Andrea Jackson-Brooks (Chair), Evette Hamilton (Vice-Chair), Jorge Perez, Al Paolillo, Migdalia Castro, Justin Elicker, Ernie Santiago, Doug Hausladen, Jessica Holmes, Delphine Clyburn, Jeanette Morrison
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Sergio Rodriguez (Chair), Dolores Colon (Vice-Chair), Sarah Eidelson, Frank Douglass, Barbara Constantinople, Gabriel Santiago, Carlton Staggers
LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Jessica Holmes (Chair), Jeanette Morrison (Vice-Chair), Justin Elicker, Sarah Eidelson, Frank Douglass, Mark Stopa, Adam Marchand
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
Brian Wingate (Chair), Al Paolillo (Vice-Chair), Jackie James, Ernie Santiago, Doug Hausladen, Barbara Constantinople, Brenda Foskey-Cyrus
TAX ABATEMENT COMMITTEE
Michael Smart (Chair), Ernie Santiago (Vice-Chair), Sergio Rodriguez, Sal DeCola, Brenda Foskey-Cyrus, Adam Marchand, Angela Russell
YOUTH SERVICES COMMITTEE
Sarah Eidelson (Chair), Tyisha Walker (Vice-Chair), Alfreda Edwards, Migdalia Castro, Gabriel Santiago, Brian Wingate, Carlton Staggers
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON WARD REDISTRICTING
Dolores Colon (Chair), Claudette Robinson-Thorpe (Vice-Chair), Jorge Perez, Alfreda Edwards, Al Paolillo, Migdalia Castro, Jessica Holmes, Brenda Foskey-Cyrus, Tyisha Walker, Adam Marchand, Carlton Staggers
should be an interesting budget season??!!
PLEASE: ALL THAT ARE ON the FIANCE committee!!! YOU REALLY HAVE TO READ THE 700 page budget!! Not skim trough it!!! YOU must scrutinize how our TAX DOLLARS are spent!! Justin, Jorge, Al, Andrea and Migdalia all know how hard this committee is. Doug was for many years involved on the citizens side (may know the budget prosses better than most)
IT IS OUR JOB not to make people happy and give our money away! It is to make sure the WASTE that has been happening STOPS. I promise to be part of the effort by making sure your communitys know your efforts.