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Report of the Mayor submitting resident committee appointments (introduction 6-3-2025; action 6-17-2025).
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I hereby submit, for your consideration and approval, the following resident committee appointments.
ALCOHOL LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE
COLIN R. BARUSHOK (4th A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Adult City Resident. First appointed 6-7-2022.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-18-2028
BUILDING CODE, FIRE CODE, CONVEYANCE CODE AND LICENSING APPEALS BOARD
CLIFF GOODHART (11th A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a three-year term to the position of Adult City Resident succeeding John Starkweather. Cliff Goodhart is a retired architect and formerly serves as chair of the City’s Urban Design Commission.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2028
COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
JIM WOLFE - appoint to the position of Management Member succeeding Krishna Kumar. Jim Wolfe serves as Madison’s City Engineer.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-18-2028
DOWNTOWN COORDINATING COMMITTEE
JONATHAN D. COOPER (4th A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a three-year term to the position of Permanent Downtown Area Resident succeeding Ryan Horton. Jonathan Cooper is a retired librarian who worked at the Wisconsin Historical Society for 36 years. He is a member of the Capitol Neighborhoods, Inc. (CNI) Executive Council.
TERM EXPIRES: 10-19-2026
Associated Students of Madison and D8 Alder recommendation:
SOPHIA M. HAGUE (8th A.D.) - reappoint to a one-year term to the position of Second Alternate-University of Wisconsin-Madison Student. First appointed 11-26-2024.
TERM EXPIRES: 5-14-2026
LANDMARKS COMMISSION
MOLLY S. HARRIS (4th A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Historian. First appointed 5-24-2022
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2028
RICHARD B. ARNESEN (4th A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Adult City Resident. First appointed 9-20-2016.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2028
MONONA TERRACE COMMUNITY AND CONVENTION CENTER BOARD
SHERI CARTER (10th A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a three-year term to the position of City Appointee succeeding Mark Richardson. Sheri Carter is a former alder who served on the City’s Common Council for eight years. During her tenure, she served on numerous city committees, including Destination Madison and Room Tax Commission, and held the positions of common council vice president and president. She is a public servant working for the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services and has been involved with numerous community organizations over the years.
TERM EXPIRES: 5-1-2028
SISTER CITY COLLABORATION COMMITTEE
JO E. DRURY (6th A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a three-year term to the position of Sister City Representative succeeding Charles James. Jo Drury is a member of the Madison-Freiburg Sister City Committee and serves as their treasurer.
TERM EXPIRES: 2-1-2028
Respectfully submitted,
Satya Rhodes-Conway
Mayor