| Morenci city council appointments 11.14 |
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Morenci’s city government made a smooth transition to a new mayor with only minor changes in committee assignments. Mayor Doug Erskin and new city council member Art Erbskorn were sworn into office by clerk/administrator Renée Schroeder, along with returning incumbents Dick Hewitt and Leasa Slocum. Council members approved Erskin’s recommendations for department heads and appointed officials, a list that presented no changes to the existing appointments. • Chief of police, Larry Weeks; • City superintendent, Lonnie Vanderpool; • City administrator/clerk, Renée Schroeder; • City treasurer, Stephanie Mossing; • Library director, Elizabeth Stella; • Zoning administrator, Jack Baird (residential) and Jacob Barnes (commercial); • Code enforcement officer/building inspector, Kevin Arquette; • EMS coordinator, Cindy Lazarz; • Fire chief, Chad Schisler; • Assessor, Marty Marshall; • City attorney, Fred Lucas. Keith Pennington was approved as mayor pro tempore. Committee assignments include: • Public safety (fire, EMS and police): Tracy Schell (chair), Leasa Slocum, Jason Bryant and Keith Pennington; • Public works (parks, cemetery, library, utilities, streets and sidewalks): Dick Hewitt (chair), Art Erbskorn, Bryant and Slocum; • Finance, legal, personnel and economic development: Pennington (chair), Hewitt, Erbskorn, Schell and Erskin. Matt Woznicki was approved as a new member of the planning commission. |
