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Report of the Mayor submitting resident committee appointments (introduction 4-16-2024; action 5-7-2024).
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I hereby submit, for your consideration and approval, the following resident committee appointments.
*2/3 vote required for confirmation of non-city residents.
Pursuant to Sec. 3.30(2) of the Madison General Ordinances, "...provision shall not apply to a member of or candidate for appointment to a City of Madison board, committee or commission where, in the judgement of the mayor and two-thirds (2/3) of the Common Council, the best interests of the city will be served by the appointment of a non-resident member who is particularly well qualified by reasons of education, background, and experience with Madison business concerns or other Madison-based employers and the Mayor specifies fully to the Common Council the reasons why he or she is recommending such appointment."
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
CATIE MCDONALD (12th A.D.) - reappoint to a five-year term to the position of Adult City Resident. First appointed 5-24-2022.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2029
COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
YANG TAO - appoint to a three-year term to the position of Management Member succeeding Heather Stouder. Yang Tao serves as the Traffic Engineering Division Director.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-20-2027
MICHAEL D. O’BRIEN (15th A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Resident Member. First appointed 8-1-2023.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-20-2027
DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION
PHILLIP A. MORGAN (4th A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Adult City Resident. First appointed 6-20-2023.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2027
CASEY T. EDMONDS-ESTES (6th A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Adult City Resident. First appointed 1-19-2024.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2027
LYNN A. OLSON (12th A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Adult City Resident. First appointed 1-19-2024.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2027
EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE
ELIZABETH R. VOELL (16th A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a three-year term to the position of Resident Member succeeding Rebecca K. Murray. Elizabeth Voell is an assistant director of the Creative Learning Preschool & Child Care Center.
TERM EXPIRES: 9-30-2024
JOINT CAMPUS AREA COMMITTEE
JOHN C. PERKINS (13th A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Greenbush Neighborhood Resident Representative. First appointed 5-1-2018.
TERM EXPIRES: 5-1-2027
DOUGLAS K. CARLSON (13th A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Vilas Neighborhood Resident Representative. First appointed 5-1-2018.
TERM EXPIRES: 5-1-2027
MARY CZYNSZAK-LYNE (5th A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Regent Neighborhood Resident Representative. First appointed 5-1-2018.
TERM EXPIRES: 5-1-2027
Currently serving on: Ethics Board
RONALD S. LUSKIN (4th A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Capitol or State-Langdon Neighborhood Resident Representative. First appointed 10-19-2021.
TERM EXPIRES: 5-1-2027
MADISON’S CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BID) BOARD
Note: Per the Business Improvement District [BID] Operating Plan as approved by the Common Council, “Wisconsin Statutes section 66.1109(3) (a) requires that the Board be composed of at least five members and that a majority of the Board members shall either own or occupy real property in the District. If the actual property or business owner is an entity, that entity shall designate a representative to act on its behalf.”
*MEAD A. BRADLEY, Lake Mills - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of At-Large BID Property Owner Representative. First appointed 8-1-2023.
TERM EXPIRES: 1-18-2027
Rationale: Mead Bradley is the Director of Property Management and Operations for Urban Land Interests (ULI). ULI is the largest property owner in the BID.
University of Wisconsin-Madison recommendation:
*KIRSTIN E. L. DEMARTINO, Cottage Grove - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of University of Wisconsin-Madison Representative. First appointed 3-2-2021
TERM EXPIRES: 1-18-2027
Rationale: Ms. DeMartino serves as the director of campus and visitor relations. In this role, she works with university leadership, campus and community partners, including BID staff, to provide programs and services, including campus tours, visits and outreach events.
Respectfully submitted,
Satya Rhodes-Conway
Mayor