Before today's inauguration ceremonies, a couple reporters cornered Darrell L. Clarke, the new Council president, and grilled him until he gave up the names of the chairpersons for each of the committees for the 2012 session.
Actually, Clarke gave up the names without a fight - but the information was hardly a state secret. Many had been known for some time, but a few were of interest, particularly the L & I committee chair, which went to Maria Quinones Sanchez. Rumor held that freshman Councilman Bobby Henon had his eye on that committee. In any case, he got public property.
Here's a quick run-down of the important committees and their new chairs: Finance, Bill Green (a position that places him third in line to the mayor, after Clarke); Appropriations, Wilson Goode; Rules, Bill Greenlee; Public Safety, Curtis Jones Jr.; Education, Jannie Blackwell.
Clarke also created two new committees tailored to the expertise and interests of the two new GOP at-large members - a Global Opportunities committee to deal with international relations goes to David Oh, and a Disabilities and Special Needs committee for Dennis O'Brien.
In other GOP news at the inauguration, Brian O'Neill has retained his role as minority leader, with Oh taking minority whip.
Each of the 17 Council members will chair a committee, Clarke said, joking that such an arrangement should ensure the longevity of his benevolent reign.
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Maria Quinones Sanchez has NO CLUE about L & I and that is a disservice to the taxpayers. Her (sic) leadership as L & I Committee Chair set an all time low for that committee. She would be great at the catering committee since she has never said no to a cookie, sandwich or snack.— Kirk Penn 2010
Blackwell and education -now that's an oxymoron!— phillytwo- Counclwoman Maria Sanchez has worked in the bowels of city government before you were born it's rumored. I said rumored cause she is going to smack me for saying she's that old. You are an intimidator whose barb is without merit Kirk Penn2010.— gotaway483
- gotaway, Sanchez shoudl have stayed in the bowels with all the other ...
So everyone gets a prize. How nice. Will any of them actually do anything? That's the question - who uses their committee-ship to actually make the City better, rather than continue their own personal self-aggrandizement?— citylumberjack - Sanchez was tireless worker & use to complain to her boss who was a councilperson about what didn't get done. She was tough & everybody knew she would be a boss 1 day. Too bad your a man, You wouldn't have no excuses for the beating she would of gave you for disrespecting her. The election is over & she won so get over it. She's 2-1 so far & will not be taken out in handcuffs like her predecessors. She's getting tougher with age, I know I'm getting slapped for that one. This will be last posting before I earn a beating fom her. She hits harder than some crybaby still crying from the primary.— gotaway483
- Sanchez is perfect an unethical overweight greedy councilperson good luck— the commodore
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