FROM: KELLI
L. BARNABY, CITY CLERK
RE: ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL
MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 7, 2002, COUNCIL CHAMBER, MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, ONE
JUNKINS AVENUE, PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
PRESENT: MAYOR SIRRELL, ASSISTANT MAYOR HANSON,
COUNCILORS GRASSO, LOWN, HYNES, PANTELAKOS, WHITEHOUSE, MARCONI AND ST. LAURENT
ABSENT: NONE
1.
The following officials elected at the November 6, 2001
Municipal Election took the Oath of Office.
Mayor Sirrell's Address followed this.
Fire Commission: Richard
Gamester and Paul T. Wentworth
Police Commission: Gerald W. Howe and William F. Devine
School Board: Charles
L. Vaughn, Kent L. LaPage, Nansi B. Craig, Colleen MacLeod Montminy, and Henry
Clay Hayward
City Council: Joanne M.
Grasso, Bradley M. Lown, John W. Hynes, Laura C. Pantelakos, Harold Whitehouse,
Evelyn E. Marconi and William L. St. Laurent
Assistant Mayor: Alex
Hanson
Mayor: Evelyn Sirrell
2. Acceptance of Rules and Orders of
the City Council - Voted to accept and approve the Rules and Orders of the
City Council as submitted.
3. Adoption of 2002 City Council
Schedule - Voted to approve the 2002 City Council Schedule as submitted.
4. Committee Assignments for City
Councilors - Mayor Sirrell announced the Committee Assignments for the City
Council as follows:
Assistant Mayor Hanson - Audit and
Joint Budget Committee, Chamber of Commerce, New Library Building Committee,
Parking Committee, and Traffic and Safety Committee
Councilor Grasso - Audit and
Joint Budget Committee, Historic District Commission, Joint Building Committee
(Schools), New Library Building Committee, and Recycling Project Oversight
Committee
Councilor Lown - Joint Loss
Management Committee, and Planning Board
Councilor Hynes - Economic Development
Commission, New Library Building Committee, Pease Development Authority
Liaison, Rockingham Planning Commission, and Veterans' Affairs Organization
Liaison
Councilor Pantelakos - Blue Ribbon
Committee on Dogs, Joint Building Committee (Schools), Legislative Delegation
and Recreation Board
Councilor Whitehouse - Audit and
Joint Budget Committee, Peirce Island Study Committee, Taxi Commission,
Vendors' Committee and Veterans' Affairs Organization Liaison
Councilor Marconi - Peirce
Island Study Committee
Councilor St. Laurent - Fee
Schedule Study Committee and Joint Building Committee (Schools)
5. Appointment of Library Building
Committee - Voted to adopt the appointment of Library Building Committee
members as submitted by Mayor Sirrell.
Committee
Members: Chairman John O'Leary, Peter Bresciano,
Lenore Bronson, Suzanne Ford, John Grossman, Todd Hanson, Kate Leith, Paul
McEachern, Claudia Morner, George Robinson, Gary Rothenburger, Carvel Tefft,
Library Trustee Phyllis Eldridge, Ex-Officio City Manager John Bohenko and
Ex-Officio Library Director Sherman Pridham
6. At
7:50 p.m., voted to adjourn.
Respectfully submitted by:
Kelli L. Barnaby, City Clerk