Worcester City Council, School Committee Standing Committees Assigned

WORCESTER, MA — The Worcester City Council was officially sworn in on Friday, and now the standing committees for the new term have been assigned.

The City Council is made up of 11 councilors, including incumbents Mayor Joseph Petty, Khrystian E. King, Kathleen M. Toomey, and Morris A. Bergman, as well as Gary Rosen, Satya B. Mitra, Tony Economou, Robert Bilotta, John P. Fresolo, Luis A. Ojeda and Jose A. Rivera.

Here are the standing committee assignments for the 2026-2027 term:

The Economic Development Standing Committee considers issues related to the economy, neighborhoods, housing, workforce development, and zoning, among other items.

• Morris A. Bergman, Chair
• Kathleen M. Toomey, Vice-Chairperson
• Satya B Mitra

The Education Standing Committee considers issues related to public education, public libraries, arts, culture, and higher education in the city.

• Khrystian E. King, Chair
• Tony Economou, Vice-Chairperson
• Gary Rosen

The Municipal and Legislative Operations Standing Committee considers matters related to municipal operations and procedures. It handles human resources, employee health care, workers' compensation, and unemployment, among other matters. It also initiates and reviews proposals to amend the city council's rules.

• Satya B Mitra, Chair
• Gary Rosen, Vice-Chairperson
• Morris A. Bergman

The Public Health and Human Services Standing Committee considers matters related to public health, the elderly, veterans' services, human rights, the equality of women, youth services, public housing, the disabled, and Community Development Block Grant funding.

• Gary Rosen, Chair
• Khrystian E. King, Vice-Chairperson
• Kathleen M. Toomey

The Public Safety Standing Committee considers matters related to criminal and civil law enforcement, as well as public safety communications, ambulance, and first responder services.

• Kathleen M. Toomey, Chair
• Morris A. Bergman, Vice-Chairperson
• Tony Economou

The Public Service and Transportation Standing Committee considers matters related to cable television, telecommunications, public transportation, and taxis.

• Robert A. Bilotta, Chair
• John P. Fresolo, Vice-Chairperson
• Luis A. Ojeda

The Public Works Standing Committee considers matters related to streets, waters, sewers, sanitation, recycling, and more.

• Tony Economou, Chair
• Satya B. Mitra, Vice-Chairperson
• John P. Fresolo

The Traffic and Parking Standing Committee considers matters related to traffic and parking ordinances, and off-street parking facilities.

• Jose A. Rivera, Chair
• Luis A. OJeda, Vice-Chairperson
• Robert A. Bilotta

The Urban Technologies, Innovation and Environment Standing Committee considers matters related to smart city solutions, process engineering, technology, telecommunications, and more.

• Luis A. OJeda, Chair
• Jose A. Rivera, Vice-Chairperson
• Khrystian E. King

The Veterans' Memorials, Parks and Recreation Standing Committee considers matters pertaining to parks, playgrounds, youth recreation activities, and military, veterans', and memorial monuments.

• John P. Fresolo, Chair
• Robert Bilotta, Vice-Chairperson
• Jose A. Rivera

There are also three standing committees pertaining to Worcester Public Schools. Those elected to the School Committee were Maureen Binienda, Susan Mailman, Molly McCulough, Vanessa Alvarez, Dianna Binacheria, Alejandro Guardiola, Kathleen Roy, and Jermaine Johnson.

The Operations and Governance Standing Committee provides oversight of the district’s operational systems, facilities, and governance structure.

• Jermaine Johnson, Chair
• Molly McCullough, Vice-Chairperson
• Dianna Biancheria

The Standing Committee on Finance provides full-year fiscal oversight of the Worcester Public Schools budget.

• Dianna Biancheria, Chair
• Kathleen Roy, Vice-Chairperson
• Susan Mailman

The Standing Committee on Teaching, Learning, and Student Success addresses topics, procedures, and practices related to curriculum, instruction, and student support services, among other areas.

• Alejandro Guardiola, Chairperson
• Maureen Binienda, Vice-Chairperson
• Vanessa Alvarez

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