Committee forwards three reappointments to City Council; approves out-of-order agenda moves

The committee meeting on Feb. 12, 2024, voted unanimously to forward three reappointment requests to the full City Council and approved motions to take agenda items out of order.

Derek Shuster, introduced to the committee as a nominee for reappointment as an associate member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, said he lives at 27 Carter Street, Unit 5, and described five years of work for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation in transportation planning and programming. Shuster told the committee he moved to Everett in 2020. Committee members asked about his residency and qualifications; after brief discussion the committee made and seconded a motion for a favorable recommendation to the City Council and approved it by voice vote.

The committee then considered the reappointment of Rebecca Edmondson Curham to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Edmondson Curham said she and her wife have lived in Everett since 2018, that she has practiced zoning law in nearby municipalities and that she has served on the ZBA since mid‑2022. Committee members who had discussed her background signaled support. The committee moved and seconded a favorable referral; the motion passed by voice vote.

A third item, the reappointment of James Booker to the Disability Commission, was presented by the clerk and the chair with notice from the mayor’s office that Booker was ill and could not attend. Committee members noted Booker’s local role running the Silver Shuttle and moved and seconded a favorable referral to the City Council; the committee approved the recommendation by voice vote.

Procedural motions to take items out of order were made and approved during the meeting. All recorded committee roll-call activity established that three members were present at the start of the meeting and each of the recorded favorable referrals passed by unanimous voice vote.