Members of the City’s two newest citizen advisory groups were appointed and sworn in at Monday’s City Council meeting. The Community Inclusion and Engagement Commission and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee were created late last year to fulfil two tactics of the City Council’s 2023-25 Goals.  

Newly appointed members of each commission are:  

Community Inclusion & Engagement Commission

  • Varma Rashmi, Chair
  • Raul Hinojosa, Vice Chair
  • Audrey Oatis-Newsome
  • Kristen Ceaser
  • Kristen Schascheck
  • Siraj Akhtar
  • Grace McClure
  • Jessica Rivera-Lucas
  • Hisham Syed  

Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee

  • Bill Chance, Chair
  • Brenda Hard-Wilson, Vice Chair
  • Diane Litke
  • Matthew Martin
  • Richard Wezensky  

At Monday’s meeting, the Council also voted to appoint and reappoint several members of the City Plan Commission, Library Board, Zoning Board of Adjustment/Building and Standards Commission, and the Eisemann Center Foundation Board, with some members present to be sworn in.  

Monday’s presentation: Click here