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Who's In Charge In Worcester? New Council, School Committees Set

See which Worcester City Councilors and School Committee members will be tackling issues from health to traffic.

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Newly elected Worcester officials got their committee assignments this week.
Newly elected Worcester officials got their committee assignments this week. (Neal McNamara/Patch)

WORCESTER, MA — Following Worcester's 2022 inauguration ceremony on Monday, the city's newly elected City Council and School Committee members have been assigned seats on committees governing everything from diversity to the environment.

The committees, which are subgroups under the main City Council and School Committee, get to dive into issues before important votes. For example, the City Council's Public Safety Committee might get into a deeper discussion about police body cameras before the issue goes before the City Council.

Here are the committee assignments handed out this week:

City Council

Economic Development

  • District 1 Councilor Sean Rose, chair
  • At-Large Councilor Khrystian King
  • District 4 Councilor Sarai Rivera

Education

  • At-Large Councilor Thu Nguyen, chair
  • At-Large Councilor Donna Colorio
  • At-Large Councilor Kathleen Toomey

Municipal, Legislative Operations

  • Khrystian King, chair
  • District 3 Councilor George Russell
  • Sean Rose

Public Health, Human Services

  • Sarai Rivera, chair
  • At-Large Councilor Morris Bergman
  • District 5 Councilor Etel Haxhiaj

Public Safety

  • Kathleen Toomey, chair
  • Sarai Rivera
  • Donna Colorio

Public Service, Transportation

  • Morris Bergman, chair
  • Thu Nguyen
  • District 2 Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson

Public Works

  • George Russell, chair
  • Candy Mero-Carlson
  • Morris Bergman

Traffic, Parking

  • Donna Colorio
  • Etel Haxhiaj
  • Thu Nguyen

Urban Technologies, Innovation, Environment

  • Etel Haxhiaj, chair
  • Kathleen Toomey
  • George Russell

Veterans Memorial, Parks, Recreation

  • Candy Mero-Carlson
  • Sean Rose
  • Khrystian King

School Committee

Finance, Operations

  • Tracy Novick, chair
  • Jermoh Kamara, vice chair
  • Sue Mailman

Governance, Employee Issues

  • Laura Clancey, chair
  • Molly McCullough, vice chair
  • Jermaine Johnson

School, Student Performance

  • Jermaine Johnson, chair
  • Laura Clancey, vice chair
  • Tracy Novick

Teaching, Learning, Student Supports

  • Molly McCullough, chair
  • Sue Mailman, vice chair
  • Jermoh Kamara

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