The Emergency Human Services Committee voted to approve a set of appointments and reappointments to advisory boards and commissions during the meeting; the motion passed unanimously.

Pamela Nichols, council management analyst, presented the vacancies and recommendations, which included candidate names and identifying details for each slot. The committee approved the slate in one block motion.

What the motion covered
- Advisory Board for Recreation and Parks: recommendation to appoint Lisa Michle as the 5th District representative (City recommendation noted during the vacancy report).
- Aging and Disabilities Advisory Board: recommendation to appoint Ida Mitchell (referred to as Miss Ida Mitchell in the vacancy report) and consideration of other applicants noted (Bridal Mitchell and Max Burkmueller were listed among applicants earlier in the report).
- Capital Area Partnership / Uplifting People Inc. (CAP Up): multiple applicants listed (Joseph Chaddari, Mary Montague and Vyvylin Wright); the committee approved Mary Montague as its choice during the block motion.
- Human Rights Commission: three vacancies — reappointment of Whitney Brown and initial appointments for Brianna Beasley and Emily Wulf (transcript: Emily Wulftec / Wolf Tyke variant; committee recorded appointment to the third slot as Emily Wulf/Wolf variant).
- Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens: reappointment of Stephen Williams with expressed support from Lewis Ginter.
- Richmond Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA): recommendation supported for Dennis Cohen Jr.
- Social Services Board (DSS): committee accepted the department’s recommendation for Mac Burkmueller (listed also as Max Burkmueller in applications).
- The report also noted vacancies with no applications for ASAP, the Community Policy and Management Team, the Future Workforce Commission and the Maggie L. Walker Initiative Citizens Advisory Board.

Vote and procedural notes
- The committee voted on a single block motion to approve the listed recommendations and reappointments. The roll call recorded Council member Jones voting “Aye,” Vice Chair Bridal voting “Aye,” and Chair Lynch voting “Aye.” The chair announced, “That motion has been approved.”
- The meeting record did not capture a formally named mover or seconder in the transcript excerpts; the motion and a subsequent second were audible but not explicitly attributed to a speaker by name in the provided transcript.

Why it matters
- Advisory boards and commissions provide volunteer oversight and community input across parks, aging and disability services, human rights, behavioral health and other civic functions. The committee’s approval clears these candidates for service and fills several advisory panels that inform city programs.

What was not included
- The vacancy report included several applicant names and noted some recommending organizations’ support (for example, Lewis Ginter and RBHA). For seats with no applicants, no appointments were made.