The City Council has selected 19 Piedmont residents to serve in appointed volunteer\u00a0positions, following interviews with applicants on March 23. For most Committees and\u00a0Commissions, appointees officially began their term of service on April 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The appointees, selected from a pool of 23 applicants, include 6 new Commission and\u00a0Committee members and 13 returning volunteers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The following residents were appointed (new appointees marked in bold):\u00a0<\/p>\n
Budget Advisory & Financial Planning Committee*: Murat Bozkurt, Carter Dunlap,\u00a0Dave Kimball, John Mangini (alternate)\u00a0Civil Service Commission: Lori Elefant\u00a0Park Commission: Jack Fischrup, Arden Hall\u00a0Planning Commission: Michael Beuselink, John Cooper, Francoise Putting\u00a0(alternate), Wayne Rowland\u00a0Public Safety Committee: Deborah Dinerman, Marie Retherford\u00a0Recreation Commission: Nancy Beninati, Chris Hart, Sara Ironside, John O.\u00a0 Tulloch\u00a0Parking Hearing Officer: Matthew Goldstein\u00a0Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District: Ted Kinch\u00a0<\/p>\n
Commissioners serve three-year terms, with a maximum of two consecutive terms.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The City will hold a Volunteer Appreciation reception in the City Hall courtyard at 4:45pm\u00a0on Monday, April 20 to recognize outgoing Commissioners, Betty C. Howard honorees, and\u00a0the 2026 Volunteer of the Year and Young Volunteer of the Year awards.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One vacancy remains for Parking Hearing Officer\u00a0<\/p>\n
The City is still seeking a volunteer to fill one remaining vacancy for a Parking Hearing\u00a0Officer. This position serves as an Administrative Hearing Officer for appeals of parking\u00a0 tickets issued by Piedmont Police, and is a good fit for someone with a legal background.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Applications can be completed at piedmont.ca.gov\/Commissioner<\/a> and will remain open\u00a0until the position is filled.<\/p>\n Everyone welcome at Commission and Committee meetings\u00a0<\/p>\n Everyone is welcome to attend and participate at Commission and Committee meetings.\u00a0Attendees may offer comments on any individual agenda item, and also have an\u00a0opportunity to speak on issues of general interest during the \u201cPublic Forum\u201d period at the\u00a0beginning of each meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n A schedule of all upcoming meetings is available on the City\u2019s events calendar at\u00a0piedmont.ca.gov\/events<\/a>.\u00a0Meeting agendas are published on the Commission or Committee webpage 72\u00a0hours before the meeting.\u00a0Planning Commission, Recreation Commission, and Park Commission meetings\u00a0are broadcast on the City\u2019s cable channel, KCOM-TV (Comcast channel 27). These\u00a0meetings are also live-streamed online and available for later on-demand viewing at\u00a0piedmont.ca.gov\/MeetingVideos<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n