City Of Youngstown Quiz

[jay]

I attended two city council meetings over the last few months.  I have noticed that several citizens from the block watches have been seated in the viewing area.

[kenneyjoe330]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOh I LOVE THAT Mr. Rowlands 
Now I will take my Seat in the Waiting room  or maybe the LawBe  where a lot of waiting takes place - so sorry I can't stay too long because I don't particularly like the Baloney served (nor the ham loaf) 

To Joly1584 - I am sorry to hear your dismay of politics around here - I know you can do MORE than just change things when you vote by becoming involved in your local Block Watch or the Coalition of citizens on your side of Youngstown.  PLEAES join in with your neighbors  who feel the exact same way and make CHANGE HAPPEN!! ! ! ! 

[Rick Rowlands]

The Committee on Standing Committees?  That is hilarious!  Kind of like the Department of Redundancy Department.   

[jay]

Thank you.

Do you know when each committee meets?

[joly1584]

I don't pay much attention to city council because I get too annoyed with politics around here.  I do what I can to change things when I vote.

Your question did make me curious.  It would be interesting to know the function of the some of the committees- i.e education, do they work with the Board of Education?

I cheated and found this nice list on-line:

YOUNGSTOWN CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEES 2011

COMMITTEE                     CHAIRMAN   VICE-CHAIRMAN   MEMBER

FINANCE                        Janet Tarpley Paul Drennen Annie Gillam
LEGISLATION                  Mike Ray Nate Pinkard TJ Rodgers
SAFETY                          Nate Pinkard Annie Gillam John R. Swierz
GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS Paul Drennen Nate Pinkard TJ Rodgers
BUILDING & GROUNDS     Annie Gillam John R. Swierz Janet Tarpley
PARK & PLAYGROUNDS    Paul Drennen Janet Tarpley Mike Ray
PUBLIC UTILITIES           Mike Ray John R. Swierz TJ Rodgers
OFF-STREET                   Annie Gillam John R. Swierz TJ Rodgers
PUBLIC HEALTH              TJ Rodgers John R. Swierz Annie Gillam
HOUSING COMMUNITY &  Mike Ray Janet Tarpley Nate Pinkard
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
C.D.A.                           Janet Tarpley Annie Gillam Paul Drennen
EDUCATION                   John R. Swierz Mike Ray Nate Pinkard

COMMITTEE ON STANDING COMMITTEES
Janet Tarpley
Annie Gillam
Nate Pinkard
TJ Rodgers

[jay]

Questions

How many committees exist in Youngstown City Council?

Can you name the committees?