City Council Appointments for the year 2009 moved and seconded at the December 08, 2008 Special Open Meeting.

Finance/Policy Committee of the Whole - ALL
Advisory Committee on the Environment - Kipp
Grants Advisory - Johnstone
First Nations Advisory - Ruttan, Holdom, Johnstone
Parcel Tax Review Panel - Ruttan, Sherry, Pattje, Holdom
Plan Nanaimo Advisory - Holdom
Port of Nanaimo Centre Advisory - Ruttan (interim only)
Safer Nanaimo Working Group - Pattje, Unger (co-chairs)
Social Planning Advisory - Kipp
Water Supply Advisory - McNabb
Athletic Commission - Unger, Bestwick, McNabb
Community Heritage Commission - Sherry
Parks, Rec & Culture - McNabb, Johnstone, Pattje
(Proposed only) Public Safety Committee -Bestwick, Kipp
Chamber of Commerce - Ruttan
Destination Nanaimo Steering Committee - Johnstone
Downtown Nanaimo Partnership - Johnstone, Bestwick, Unger
Lower Mainland Treaty Advisory - Holdom (liaison capacity)
Municipal Insurance Association - Sherry
Nanaimo Airport Commission - Unger (liaison capacity), Pattje (alternative)
Nanaimo Port Authority/City Liaison Committee - Ruttan, Bestwick, Unger
Tripartite (Port of Nanaimo/City/SFN) Liaison Committee - Ruttan, Bestwick, Johnstone, Holdom, Unger
(SFN= Snuneymuxw First Nations)
Vancouver Island Regional Library Board - Holdom, Pattje (alternative)

Regional District of Nanaimo
7 Directors
Ruttan, Bestwick, Kipp, Johnstone, Holdom, Sherry, McNabb
5 votes assigned to Ruttan, Bestwick, Kipp and Johnstone
4 votes assigned to Holdom, Sherry and McNabb
Primary Alternative Director- Unger
Secondary Alternative Director - Pattje

It is standard to make appointments each year although the current council is elected until the next election in 2011.