City of Somerville header
File #: 24-0714    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Approved
File created: 5/15/2024 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/23/2024 Final action: 5/29/2024
Enactment date: 5/23/2024 Enactment #: 217125
Title: Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Brad Bortner to the Council on Aging.
Indexes: City Clerk, Health-Council on Aging
Code sections: Appointment -
Attachments: 1. 02132024 bbortner resume redacted

Agenda Summary

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Requesting confirmation of the appointment of Brad Bortner to the Council on Aging.

 

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To the Honorable City Council:

 

The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council confirm the appointment of Brad Bortner as a member of the Council on Aging, Board of Directors.

 

This appointee will fill a vacant position.

 

Mr. Bortner holds an MBA from Yale and has spent a career in marketing and strategy, leveraging market insights research to drive effective change.  Mr. Bortner holds experience regarding the varied financial, social, and medical aspects of aging and the different perceptions held surrounding what successful aging means.  Mr. Bortner's focus is on aging gracefully and in place, and how the board can use market research to drive change in our community.

 

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