Tiburon council affirms committee appointments, introduces new development director and adjusts 2026 meeting calendar

The Tiburon Town Council formally confirmed a slate of committee and joint-powers appointments, introduced newly hired Community Development Director Sherry Meads and approved a revised annual meeting calendar.

Staff opened the item by explaining the council’s annual practice of reviewing and assigning delegates to local and regional boards, standing committees and ad hoc groups. Sherry Meads was introduced as the town’s new community development director and offered brief remarks in her first meeting attendance.

Council reviewed dozens of appointments and discussed several changes: representatives for ABAG and the League of California Cities remain unchanged; councilors volunteered or reassigned seats on the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) committees and the Tiburon Peninsula Traffic JPA; the council discussed whether alternates should be council members or staff appointees. Several committees that appeared dormant (a Chamber of Commerce local business task force and a downtown revitalization subcommittee) were discussed for possible sunsetting, with council asking staff to follow up before removing them permanently.

At the end of the discussion a motion to implement the recommended appointments and changes was moved, seconded and approved unanimously by roll-call vote. The council also reviewed the draft meeting calendar and agreed to leave the February 18 meeting scheduled, cancel the April 1 meeting (observing Passover) and remove the customary July meetings; the calendar motion also passed by unanimous roll call.

The council took the following formal actions during the meeting: approval of the consent calendar at the start of the meeting; adoption of the committee appointment changes; and approval of the revised annual meeting calendar. The meeting adjourned to closed session and reconvened with no reportable actions.

Formal votes recorded: consent calendar approved (unanimous); committee appointment motion approved (unanimous); revised calendar approved (unanimous).