KC committee shake-up

The big news out of City Hall this week is Mayor Funkhouser’s latest changes on committee assignments.  Councilman Terry Riley is now Chair of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Riley replaces Councilman Russ Johnson.  Johnson now serves only the Public Safety and Neighborhoods Committee;  Funkhouser chose to remove Johnson from the Finance and Audit Committee as well. 

Riley’s move opened up the Chair of Planning and Zoning Committee. Mayor Pro Tem Bill Skaggs was tapped by Funkhouser to lead the committee.  Skaggs had not served on Planning and Zoning until appointed Chair of the Committee by the Mayor.

Insiders note that the changing of committee chairs during the middle of a term is highly unusual. Funkhouser has opted to make changes often.  He is on his 3^rd Transportation and Infrastructure Chair, his 2^nd Planning and Zoning Chair, and his 2^nd Housing chair.