Council OKs Appointments: Planning, Taxicab
Several appointments to boards and commissions were confirmed by the Ann Arbor city council at its June 17, 2013 meeting.
First, the council extended the appointment of the councilmember representative on the city planning commission. Sabra Briere (Ward 1), who’s served in that capacity since November 2012, had her term extended from June 30, 2013 through Nov. 7, 2013. At that point the membership on the new, post-election city council will be settled. Briere is unopposed in the Democratic primary. An independent candidate, Jaclyn Vresics, has taken out petitions for that seat but has not yet filed them with the city clerk’s office. The deadline for independent candidates to submit petitions is Aug. 7.
Also confirmed to the planning commission as a … [Full Story]