City Council Committees
Just an FYI, courtesy of the Stranger Slog. Next year, along with becoming council president, Harrell will chair the Education, Equity, and Governance Committee, a new spin on what's now called the Education and Governance Committee. Bruce Harrell is the new president of the City Council AND will head the committee overseeing education. The Vice-Chair is Lorena Gonzalez, Debora Juarez, Member and Tim Burgess, Alternate. That is not the line-up I would want to see if public education in Seattle is to continue operating independently, but in partnership with, the City. Harrell cares about public ed but between his new presidency and the fact he's not the most active City Councilman, I worry about who will really be directing that committee. Given that the Vice-Chair is closely connected to the Mayor, I have to wonder. I also wanted to mention the conversation I had with the Mayor recently. It was at a holiday event so it was not lengthy.