Committee Report - C of A - 3-4-15 — File 198588

Confirmation of Appointments Committee Page 1 of 2 Printed 3/12/2015 March 4, 2015 REPORT OF THE CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Maryann M. Heuston Chair Present Robert J. McWatters Vice Chair Absent Dennis M. Sullivan Alderman At Large Present Mary Jo Rossetti Alderman at Large Absent Rebekah L. Gewirtz Ward Six Alderman Absent William A. White Jr. Alderman At Large Present Others present: Omar Boukili, George Proakis, Jason Grossfield President White appointed himself to the committee, for this meeting only, to effectuate a quorum. 1. Approval of the January 22, 2015 Minutes RESULT: ACCEPTED 198476: Requesting the appointment of Mark Sternman to the Historical Preservation Commission. Mr. Proakis distributed Mr. Sternman’s resume. RESULT: APPROVED 198477: Requesting the appointment of Todd Zinn to the Historical Preservation Commission. Mr. Proakis distributed Mr. Zinn’s resume. RESULT: APPROVED 198478: Requesting the appointment of Heather Davies as an Alternate Member of the

Confirmation of Appointments Committee Page 2 of 2 Printed 3/12/2015 Historical Preservation Commission. Mr. Proakis distributed Ms. Davis’s resume. RESULT: APPROVED 198524: Requesting a review of Edwin Torres' Constable License. RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 198548: Requesting the reappointment of Alyssa Rosen Saunders to the Commission on Energy Use and Climate Change. RESULT: APPROVED 198549: Requesting the appointment of Matt Miller to the Commission on Energy Use and Climate Change. RESULT: APPROVED 198550: Requesting the appointment of Vanessa Boukili to the Commission on Energy Use and Climate Change RESULT: APPROVED 198551: Requesting the appointment of Spencer Lawrence to the Commission on Energy Use and Climate Change. RESULT: APPROVED 198252: Assistant City Solicitor responding to legal questions raised about the appointment of Constables. Mr. Grossfield distributed a draft ordinance relating to the appointment constables. Mr. Boukili reported that both Cambridge and Boston have reciprocal residency requirements for constables. There was a discussion about having a 3-year term for constables with a yearly review by the Somerville Police. Chairman Heuston expressed a desire to have more committee members in attendance, as well as the Chief of Police, to discuss this matter at the next meeting. RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE