Town Council Selects Garvin as Chair for 2021

Jamie M. Garvin was elected to serve as Town Council Chair for 2021 at the council's annual caucus November 10, 2020.  Garvin was elected to a second term in November 2018 and served as Chair in 2017 and 2019.  Garvin served as Finance Committee Chair in 2018 and 2020.

Jeremy A. Gabrielson  was chosen to head the Finance Committee, a committee of the whole council.  Gabrielson was elected to the council in November of 2018, served on the Appointments Committee in 2020 and will serve on the Ordinance Committee in 2021.

Councilor Penny A. Jordan will lead the Ordinance Committee for the fourth straight year.

Newly elected councilors, Nicole Boucher and Gretchen R. Noonan will both serve on the Appointments Committee, with Boucher serving as Chair and Noonan serving a Representative to the Library Foundation.

The council leadership for 2021 will be formally voted on Monday, December 14, the first meeting of the new council year. 

Here are the complete results of the annual caucus:

2020 2021
TOWN COUNCIL CHAIR Valerie A. Adams Jamie M. Garvin

FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR Jamie M. Garvin Jeremy A. Gabrielson
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBER Committee of the Whole 
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBER Committee of the Whole 
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBER Committee of the Whole 
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBER Committee of the Whole 
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBER Committee of the Whole 
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBER Committee of the Whole 

APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE CHAIR Valerie J. Deveraux Nicole Boucher
APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE  MEMBER Jeremy A. Gabrielson Valerie J. Deveraux
APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE  MEMBER Caitlin R. Jordan Gretchen R. Noonan

ORDINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR Penny A. Jordan Penny A. Jordan
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBER Jamie M. Garvin Jeremy A. Gabrielson
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBER Chris Straw Caitlin R. Jordan

THOMAS JORDAN GRANTS SUBCOMMITTEE Term to 12/2021 Valerie J. Deveraux Valerie J. Deveraux
THOMAS JORDAN GRANTS SUBCOMMITTEE Term to  12/2022 Penny A. Jordan Penny A. Jordan
THOMAS JORDAN GRANTS SUBCOMMITTEE Term to 12/2020 Caitlin R. Jordan Caitlin R. Jordan

MMA LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMM. Term to 12/2021 Jamie M. Garvin Penny A. Jordan
MMA CONVENTION DELEGATE Jamie M. Garvin Penny A. Jordan

ecomaine Board 3 Year Term to 12/2021 Jamie M. Garvin Jamie M. Garvin
ecomaine Board 3 Year Term to 12/2021 Matthew E. Sturgis Matthew E. Sturgis

PACTS POLICY COMMITTEE Matthew E. Sturgis Matthew E. Sturgis

COG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Matthew E. Sturgis Matthew E. Sturgis
COG GENERAL ASSEMBLY and METRO COALITION Jeremy A. Gabrielson Jeremy A. Gabrielson
COG REGIONAL VOICE COMMITTEE Jamie M. Garvin Jamie M. Garvin

PORTLAND HEAD LIGHT  CHAIR  (Council Chairman) Valerie A. Adams Jamie M. Garvin
PORTLAND HEAD LIGHT VICE CHAIR (Finance Chairman) Jamie M. Garvin Jeremy A. Gabrielson

REPRESENTATIVE TO LIBRARY FOUNDATION Jeremy A. Gabrielson Gretchen R. Noonan

GREATER PORTLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION  Chris Straw TBD

PORTLAND JETPORT NOISE ABATEMENT COMMITTEE Penny A. Jordan Penny A. Jordan

SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE* Valerie. A. Adams Valerie J. Deveraux
SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE* Jamie M. Garvin Nicole Boucher

State of Maine Bicentennial Celebration Committee CaitlinR.  Jordan Caitlin R. Jordan

Fort Williams Master Planning Committee Jeremy A. Gabrielson Jeremy A. Gabrielson

* School Building Committee members, Deveraux and Boucher were recommended at the Town Council meeting on October 16, 2020.

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