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Report of the Mayor submitting resident committee appointments (introduction 7-1-2025; action 7-15-2025).
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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 PUBLIC WORKS
AARON J. WILLIAMS (13th A.D.) - reappoint to a two-year term to the position of Adult City Resident. First appointed 12-1-2020.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2027
HARALD KLIEMS (5th A.D.) - reappoint to a two-year term to the position of First Alternate. First appointed 7-25-2023.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2027
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
*SETH W. LENTZ, Janesville - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Resident Member.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2028
Rationale: Seth Lentz is the Executive Director/CEO of the Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin (WDBSCW). The WDBSCW is a private, not-for profit organization charged with providing strategic & operational oversight to the workforce system in the six-county (Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Marquette, Sauk) south central region.
KABA BAH (2nd A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Resident Member. First appointed 8-30-2021.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2028
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION
LINDA J. KETCHAM (3rd A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Adult City Resident. First appointed 9-6-2022.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-18-2028
ROBERT KLEBBA (6th A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Adult City Resident. First appointed 7-12-2022.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-18-2028
ETHICS BOARD
TRAVIS R. AUSTIN (5th A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Resident Member. First appointed 8-6-2024.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2028
GREATER MADISON METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (MPO)
ELIZABETH (LIZ) CALLIN - reappoint to a two-year term to the position of Transportation-Related Member. First appointed 10-17-2023.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2027
CHRISTOF SPIELER - appoint to a two-year term to the position of Metro Transit Representative succeeding Tom Lynch. Christof Spieler is the City of Madison’s new Director of Transportation.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2027
MADISON ARTS COMMISSION
GREGORY M. DOBY (16th A.D.) - appoint to a three-year term to the position of Member succeeding Mitchell F. Branscombe. Greg Doby is a media arts professional and A/V specialist. He is active in the Madison arts community and is the founder of Unidec Media.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2028
MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY
PLUMER B. LOVELACE III (20th A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Adult City Resident. First appointed 4-16-2024.
TERM EXPIRES: 6-30-2028
THOMAS A. DECHANT (13th A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Adult City Resident. First appointed 9-20-2022.
TERM EXPIRES: 6-30-2028
MONONA TERRACE BOOKING EVENT ASSISTANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
STEVE DONGARRA, Monona Terrace - appoint to the position of Monona Terrace Representative succeeding Bill Zeinemann who is retiring. Steve Dongarra is Monona Terrace’s associate director of marketing and event services.
TERM EXPIRES: OPEN-ENDED
MONONA TERRACE COMMUNITY AND CONVENTION CENTER BOARD
ELIZABETH A. DOYLE (15th A.D.) - appoint to a three-year term to the position of City Alternate succeeding Steven Peters, who assumed a regular seat. Elizabeth Doyle is a health program manager with the Department of Health Services. She is a former Verona council person and Dane County board supervisor. She previously served on this board in her role as a county board supervisor.
TERM EXPIRES: 5-1-2028
PERSONNEL BOARD
HELGA P. VRANY (7th A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Qualified Elector. First appointed 2-7-2023.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2028
PLAN COMMISSION
CHRIS MCCAHILL (15th A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Adult City Resident. First appointed 6-6-2023.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2028
ANJALI BHASIN (15th A.D.) - appoint to a three-year term to the position of Adult City Resident succeeding Arnold (Gabe) Mendez. Anjali Bhasin currently holds the First Alternate seat and has served since 5-21-2024.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2028
DARRIN S. WASNIEWSKI (10th A.D.) - appoint to a one-year term to the position of First Alternate succeeding Anjali Bhasin, who is assuming a regular seat. Darrin Wasniewski currently holds the Second Alternate seat and has served since 10-8-2024.
TERM EXPIRE: 4-30-2026
Respectfully submitted,
Satya Rhodes-Conway
Mayor