WORCESTER – The Worcester City Council released Mayor Joe Petty’s assignments to Worcester City Council committees.
Each committee of the council has jurisdiction over assigned components of city government. The definition of the jurisdiction of each committee, as provided by the council, may be found below.
In Worcester’s form of government, the Mayor is an at-large councilor who serves as the chair of the city council and school committee. The chief executive officer of the city is the city manager, an appointee of the city council.
The members of the new lineup of the Worcester City Council, elected in November, took the oath of office on Friday, Jan. 2. The elected members of the city council are:
- Joe Petty – Mayor, Council Chair, City Councilor At-Large
- Khrystian King – Council Vice-Chair, City Councilor At-Large
- Kate Toomey – City Councilor At-Large
- Gary Rosen – City Councilor At-Large
- Satya Mitra – City Councilor At-Large
- Moe Bergman – City Councilor At-Large
- Tony Economou – District 1 City Councilor
- Robert Billotta – District 2 City Councilor
- John Fresolo – District 3 City Councilor
- Luis Ojeda – District 4 City Councilor
- Jose Rivera – District 5 City Councilor
The city council elected in November meets for the first time on Jan. 13.
Committee Assignments
Committee on Economic Development
To consider matters pertaining to economic development, neighborhood development, housing development, marketing, arts, cultural development, workforce development, zoning, planning and regulatory services functions of the city.
Appointed Members
- Morris Bergman (Chair)
- Kathleen Toomey
- Satya Mitra
Committee on Education
To consider matters pertaining to public education, the public libraries, arts, culture and higher education.
Appointed Members
- Khrystian King – Chair
- Tony Economou
- Gary Rosen – City Councilor At-Large
Committee on Municipal and Legislative Operations
To consider matters involving municipal operations and 26 procedures including: human resources; employee health care; workers compensation and injured on duty; unemployment compensation; the retirement system; taxation, fees, charges, and other revenues; and, the city clerk, city auditor and other municipal support operations. Further, to initiate and review proposals for amendments to the rules of the city council and any other matter affecting or determining the conduct of city council meetings or meetings of any standing or ad hoc committees of the city council and to consider matters pertaining to state and federal legislation affecting Worcester and regional affairs.
Appointed Members
- Khrystian King (Chair)
- Tony Economou
- Gary Rosen
Public Health and Human Services
To consider matters relating to public health, the elderly, the equality of women, youth services, public housing, the disabled and community development block grant funding.
Appointed Members
- Gary Rosen (Chair)
- Khrystian King
- Kate Toomey
Public Safety
To consider matters pertaining to criminal and civil law enforcement, public safety communications services and ambulance, first responder services in the city
and inspections of health, safety and environmental stability of Worcester’s business and residential community.
Appointed Members
- Kate Toomey (Chair)
- Moe Bergman
- Tony Economou
Public Service and Transportation
To consider matters concerning cable television and telecommunications, public transportation, taxis, and liveries.
Appointed Members
- Rob Bilotta (Chair)
- John Fresolo
- Luis Ojeda
Public Works
To consider matters pertaining to streets, water, sewers, sanitation, recycling, streetlights, snow removal and the construction of public buildings
Appointed Members
- Tony Economou (Chair)
- Satya Mitra
- John Fresolo
Traffic and Parking
To consider matters pertaining to traffic and parking ordinances, off street parking facilities.
Appointed Members
- Jose Rivera (Chair)
- Luis Ojeda
- Rob Bilotta
Urban Technologies, Innovation and Environment
To consider matters pertaining to smart city solutions, process engineering, technology, telecommunications, strategic planning, green spaces, blue spaces, urban agricultural, urban trees, climate change and electric aggregation
Appointed Members
- Luis Ojeda (Chair)
- Jose Rivera
- Khrystian King
Veterans’ Memorial, Parks and Recreation
To consider matters pertaining to parks, playgrounds, youth recreation activities, veterans’ services, military and veterans’ monuments, memorial monuments and historical markers and Hope Cemetery.
Appointed Members
- John Fresolo (Chair)
- Rob Bilotta
- Jose Rivera
