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One of the perks of being mayor of Charlotte is getting to assign City Council members to various committees.

On Tuesday, Mayor Vi Lyles announced committee assignments for the current council session, which began last week when members were sworn in.

Under a new configuration, some previous committees have now been combined, or their focus areas absorbed into other committees.

One committee now gone: the Environment, Engagement and Equity Committee.

Lyles said those focus areas are now “woven into everything we do, not assigned to one committee…”

Budget, Governance and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Dimple Ajmera, chair
James Mitchell, vice chair
Danté Anderson
Tariq Bokhari
LaWana Mayfield.

Jobs and Economic Development Committee
Malcolm Graham, chair
Ed Driggs, vice chair
Dimple Ajmera
Victoria Watlington
Marjorie Molina.

Housing, Safety and Community Committee
Victoria Watlington, chair
LaWana Mayfield, vice chair
Tariq Bokhari
Reneé Johnson
Marjorie Molina.

Transportation, Planning and Development Committee
Ed Driggs, chair
Danté Anderson, vice chair
Malcolm Graham
Reneé Johnson
James Mitchell

The mayor also announced that all committees will now meet the first Monday of each month. On the first Monday evening of each month, the meeting of the full City Council will focus on committee topics and discussions.

New committees will meet for the first time on Oct. 3.