City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 25-0657

• File #: 25-0657
• Version: 1
• Type: Mayor's Request
• Status: Approved
• File created: 3/31/2025
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 4/10/2025
• Final action: 5/15/2025
• Enactment date: 5/8/2025
• Enactment #: 218948
• Title: Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Paola Mendez to the Human Rights Commission.
• Indexes: City Clerk, Mayor-Racial & Social Justice
• Code sections: Appointment -

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/15/2025	1	City Council	Mayoral Approval
5/8/2025	1	City Council	Approved	Pass
4/30/2025	1	Confirmation of Appointments and Personnel Matters Committee	Recommended to be approved	Pass
4/10/2025	1	City Council	Referred for recommendation

Agenda Summary

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Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Paola Mendez to the Human Rights Commission.

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Official Text

To the Honorable City Council:

The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council confirm the appointment of Paola Mendez as a member of the Human Rights Commission.

This appointee will fill a vacant seat with a term expiring on December 31, 2026.

A letter of interest, redacted for public review, is attached.

Appropriate staff will be available to address any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this item.

Respectfully Submitted,

Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor