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Annual Board Appointment Slate

At a glance

  • What: The annual slate of board and commission appointments for terms starting July 1, 2026. The Council With Mayor Presiding handles the Mayor's seats; the regular Council handles its own seats.
  • Where it stands: Both slates were approved unanimously on June 29, 2026. Six Mayor's seats were contested and decided by roll call, mostly with large blocs of abstentions.
  • Next: None; terms began July 1, 2026. The Police Commission seats are covered separately in Police Commission Appointments.

Contested seats (Council With Mayor Presiding)

  • Electric Light Commission, term to 06/30/29: President Traverse nominated Paul Dawson and Bergman nominated Pike Porter (spoke online, 2 minutes). Ayes (9): Barlow, Carpenter, Grant, Litwin, Sanchez-Parkinson, Schachter, Singh, Traverse and the Mayor. Abstentions (4): Bergman, Broderick, McKnight, Neubieser. Passed 9:4 for Dawson.
  • Parks and Recreation Commission, term to 06/30/29: Neubieser nominated Frank Mamo; Carpenter nominated Carolyn Felix. Ayes (8): Bergman, Broderick, Grant, Litwin, McKnight, Neubieser, Sanchez-Parkinson and the Mayor. Abstentions (5): Barlow, Carpenter, Schachter, Singh, Traverse. Passed 8:5 for Mamo. At Public Comment Nate Lantieri spoke in support of Felix.
  • Planning Commission, term to 06/30/29: Traverse nominated Andy Montroll; Sanchez-Parkinson nominated Henry Severance. Ayes (7): Barlow, Carpenter, Litwin, McKnight, Schachter, Singh, Traverse. Abstentions (6): Bergman, Broderick, Grant, Neubieser, Sanchez-Parkinson, the Mayor. Passed 7:6 for Montroll.
  • Retirement Board, term to 06/30/29: Singh nominated Alan Matson; Sanchez-Parkinson nominated Deirdre Keenan. Ayes (7): Barlow, Carpenter, Litwin, McKnight, Schachter, Singh, Traverse. Abstentions (6): Bergman, Broderick, Grant, Neubieser, Sanchez-Parkinson, the Mayor. Passed 7:6 for Matson.
  • Board for Registration of Voters, term to 06/30/31: Traverse nominated Miriam Stoll; Barlow nominated Jeff Comstock. Ayes (12): all members present except Barlow, who abstained. Passed 12:1 for Stoll. At Public Comment Grace Grundhauser spoke in support of David Cawley and, in the Council's forum, Annie Schneider and Stoll spoke on the appointment.
  • Police Commission: see Police Commission Appointments.

Appointments in the slate without a roll call

The slate motion (Schachter/Grant) approved the following, with no separate votes in the minutes:

  • Airport Commission (to 06/30/29): re-appoint William "Chip" Mason.
  • Board of Assessors (to 03/31/29): re-appoint Jonathan Chapple-Sokol.
  • Cemetery Commission (to 06/30/29): re-appoint Mary Wesley; appoint Miles McCallum, who spoke in person.
  • Conservation Board (to 06/30/30): appoint Lee Toomey (the seat left open by Ethan Ely's resignation, accepted June 15).
  • Design Advisory Board (to 06/30/29): re-appoint Richard "Ricky" Martin and Jay Albert White.
  • Development Review Board (to 06/30/29): appoint Chase Taylor; re-appoint Sean McKenzie; alternate: re-appoint Marina Campbell.
  • Electric Light Commission: re-appoint Lara Bonn.
  • Fire Commission: re-appoint Ashley Bond and Monica Chapman.
  • Board of Health: re-appoint Celia Bird and Jennifer Tomczak.
  • Parks and Recreation Commission: re-appoint Katie Flanagan Mobley.
  • Planning Commission: re-appoint Erin Malone.
  • Police Commission: re-appoint Michaela Finneran.
  • Public Works Commission: re-appoint Julie Hays; appoint Marcie Gallagher.
  • Retirement Board: re-appoint David W. Mount.
  • Board of Tax Appeals: re-appoint David L. Maher, Dorothy "Dot" Commo and Margaret T. "Meg" McGovern; appoint Sean Hurley.
  • Board for Registration of Voters: re-appoint Michelle Lefkowitz.
  • Fire Wardens listed for July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 (consent agenda).

Regular Council seats (slate approved unanimously, Schachter/Grant)

Joseph "Lee" Perry (Chittenden Solid Waste District Board, to 05/31/28); Rebecca "Becky" Holt (Church Street Marketplace Commission, to 06/30/28); Erik Monsen and Marykate Moore (Church Street Marketplace Commission, to 06/30/29); Charlie Giannoni, Shay Totten and Vikas Mangipudi (Fence Viewers, to 06/30/27); Andrea Suozzo (Green Mountain Transit Board, full, to 06/30/29) and Larry Lewack (alternate); Dylan Shelby (Housing Board of Review, to 06/30/29). President Traverse read the slate into the record.

On June 15, Kevin Lewis spoke on the board and commission appointment process (Kevin Lewis); on June 29, Bruce Wilson spoke about youth on city boards. The minutes list topics only.

Sources

Log

2026-06-29 - City Council With Mayor Presiding

Item 4. Slate approved unanimously; six roll calls on contested seats (Electric Light 9:4, Parks 8:5, Planning 7:6, Police see linked issue, Retirement 7:6, Voters 12:1).

2026-06-29 - City Council

Item 7. Council slate approved unanimously.

2026-06-15 - City Council

Conservation Board resignation (Ethan Ely) accepted; vacancy to be advertised in Seven Days. Public comment on the appointment process.