Newton Releases 2022-2023 City Council Committee Assignments

NEWTON, MA — Newton has released the City Council committee assignments for the 2022-2023 term, including the Chair and Vice Chair of each of the seven committees.

Here are this year’s assignments outlined by ward:

Finance

• Ward 1: John Oliver
• Ward 2: Emily Norton
• Ward 3: Julia Malakie
• Ward 4: Lenny Gentile
• Ward 5: Bill Humphrey
• Ward 6: Brenda Noel
• Ward 7: Becky Grossman - Chair
• Ward 8: David Kalis - Vice Chair

Zoning & Planning

• Ward 1: Alison Leary
• Ward 2: Susan Albright
• Ward 3: Pam Wright
• Ward 4: Josh Krintzman
• Ward 5: Deb Crossley - Chair
• Ward 6: Vicki Danberg - Vice Chair
• Ward 7: Lisle Baker
• Ward 8: Holly Ryan
  

Land Use

• Ward 1: Maria Greenberg
• Ward 2: Tarik Lucas
• Ward 3: Andrea Kelley - Vice Chair
• Ward 4: Chris Markiewicz
• Ward 5: Andreae Downs
• Ward 6: Alicia Bowman
• Ward 7: Marc Laredo
• Ward 8: Rick Lipof - Chair

Public Facilities

• Ward 1: Alison Leary - Chair
• Ward 2: Emily Norton
• Ward 3: Andrea Kelley
• Ward 4: Lenny Gentile
• Ward 5: Deb Crossley
• Ward 6: Vicki Danberg
• Ward 7: Marc Laredo
• Ward 8: David Kalis- Vice Chair

Programs & Services

• Ward 1: Maria Greenberg
• Ward 2: Susan Albright
• Ward 3: Pam Wright
• Ward 4: Josh Krintzman - Chair
• Ward 5: Bill Humphrey
• Ward 6: Brenda Noel - Vice Chair
• Ward 7: Lisle Baker
• Ward 8: Holly Ryan

Public Safety & Transportation

• Ward 1: John Oliver
• Ward 2: Tarik Lucas
• Ward 3: Julia Malakie
• Ward 4: Chris Markiewicz - Vice Chair
• Ward 5: Andreae Downs - Chair
• Ward 6: Alicia Bowman
• Ward 7: Becky Grossman
• Ward 8: Rick Lipof

Real Property Reuse

• Ward 1: John Oliver - Vice Chair
• Ward 2: Susan Albright
• Ward 3: Andrea Kelley
• Ward 4: Chris Markiewicz
• Ward 5: Vicki Danberg
• Ward 7: Marc Laredo - Chair
• Ward 8: David Kalis

City Council President Susan Albright is also looking to establish a Special Committee on Climate Action to handle climate action mitigation items. More information about this effort will be released in the coming weeks.

To learn more about these committees or for updated information on the City Council, click here.