Riverside County planning commission swears in Ariel Savage; Marissa Grich nominated vice chair

Ariel Savage was sworn in as a member of the Riverside County Planning Commission during the commission’s July 16 meeting. The oath of office was administered on the record before roll call. The ceremony placed a newly appointed representative from District 1 on the seven-member commission. Commissioner Savage said she is a lifelong Riverside County District 1 resident and thanked Supervisor Medina for the appointment. "I'm very excited to be serving on the planning commission," Savage said. Following the swearing-in, commissioners moved to elect a vice chair for the remainder of the year. Commissioner John (last name not specified in the transcript) noted the commission historically rotates the vice chair by district and invited commissioners to depart from that sequence if they wished. Commissioner (first name not specified in the transcript) nominated Marissa Grich; the nomination was seconded and the commission proceeded with the customary roll-call and consent items. The oath and nomination conclude a procedural start to the July meeting; ordinary agenda business continued after roll call. The commission’s next regular planning hearing schedule was discussed later in the meeting with staff noting the October 1 hearing date would be vacated because it conflicts with the California Chapter of the American Planning Association conference. The commission recessed into its agenda business after the ceremonial items and proceeded to public hearings and general plan amendment matters later in the session.