Mayor John E. Piper has announced the 2009 City Council Committee assignments, including the formation of a new Community Development and and Housing Committee charged with overseeing management and dispersal of federal grant money.
Community Development/Housing Committee: (new)
Chairman: Bill Summers. Serving on this committee are Barbara Johnson, Candy Johnson, David Allen, and Joel Wallace.
Buildings and Codes:
Chairman: Wallace Redd. Serving on this committee are James Lewis, Geno Grubbs, and Joel Wallace.
Finance and Administration:
Chairperson: Deanna McLaughlin. Serving on this committee are Geno Grubbs, Bill Summers, and Candy Johnson
Gas and Water:
Chairman: Bill Summers. Serving on this committee are Deanna McLaughlin, Bill Forrrester andDavid Allen.
General Services:
Chairman: Marc Harris. Serving on this committee are Barbara Johnson, James Lewis and Deanna McLaughlin.
Parks and Recreation:
Chairman: Bill Forrester. Serving on this committee are Wallace Redd, Candy Johnson and Deanna McLaughlin.
Public Safety:
Chairman: Geno Grubbs. Serving on this committee are Bill Forrester, Wallace Redd and Joel Wallace.
Streets:
Chairman: James Lewis. Serving on this committee are Bill Summers, Marc Harris, and David Allen
Transportation:
Chairperson: Barbara Johnson. Serving on this committee are David Allen, Jeff Burkhart and Bill Forrester.
The question arises why Jeff Burkhart was only placed on one committee and that was transportation when with his experience as a firefighter that the Public Safety and Building and codes would have also have been excellent choices. One must ask if his appointment to only one committee was his choice, or was it instead a vindictive move by the city’s administration…