RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL

As of March 15, 2022, all Richmond City Council meetings, to include budget work sessions, special and standing committee meetings, are open to in person attendance and participation. Members of the public have the option to provide their comments by teleconference/videoconference via Microsoft Teams. Interested citizens who wish to take advantage of this option, must do so prior to 10:00 a.m., on the meeting date by calling the Office of the City Clerk at (804) 646-7955 and selecting option 3. All Richmond City Council meetings are live-streamed and archived on Legistar. Additional information may be found on the Clerk’s Citizen’s Guide webpage.

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Richmond City Council Members
Richmond City Council Formal and Informal Meeting Schedule
Richmond City Council Standing Committee Descriptions and Assignments

Member contact information may be accessed here, on the Council webpage.

Andreas Addison 1st Voter District	Katherine Jordan 2nd Voter District	Ann-Frances Lambert 3rd Voter District
Vice President Kristen Nye 4th Voter District	Stephanie A. Lynch 5th Voter District	Ellen F. Robertson 6th Voter District
Cynthia I. Newbille 7th Voter District	Reva M. Trammell 8th Voter District	President Michael J. Jones 9th Voter District

RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL FORMAL AND INFORMAL MEETING SCHEDULE

Occurrence & Time	Month
Informal meetings: 4:00 p.m. Formal Meetings: 6:00 p.m. 2nd and 4th Mondays during the months of:	January February March April May June September
Informal meetings: 4:00 p.m. Formal Meetings: 6:00 p.m. 2nd Monday during the months of:	October November December
Informal meetings: 4:00 p.m. Formal Meetings: 6:00 p.m. 4th Monday during the month of:	July
Informal and Formal meetings are not held during the month of:	August
Find updated information regarding rescheduled and cancelled meetings on Legistar.	https://richmondva.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx

RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEE DESCRIPTIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Standing Committee	Committee Information
Organizational Development	Meetings: First Monday of each month - 4:00 p.m. Members: All 9 Members of Council Left to right: Chair Michael Jones, Vice Chair Kristen Nye, Member Andreas Addison, Member Katherine Jordan, Member Ann-Frances Lambert, Member Stephanie Lynch, Member Ellen Robertson, Member Cynthia Newbille, Member Reva Trammell Description: The Committee is responsible for reviewing the operations of every department, bureau, agency and other unit of City government and for making such recommendations for operations and organizational development as may be appropriate.
Education and Human Services	Meetings: Second Thursday of each month - 2:00 p.m. Members: Left to right: Chair Stephanie Lynch, Vice Chair Cynthia Newbille, Member Andreas Addison Alternate Member Ellen Robertson Description: The Committee monitors and recommends to Council official policy in the areas of recreation, social services, public health, mental health, substance abuse, advocacy, and public education. The Committee also balances the primary role of the School Board in crafting policy for Richmond Public Schools against the responsibility of Council for oversight imposed by the appropriation of public funds.
Finance and Economic Development	Meetings: Third Thursday of each month - 1:00 p.m. Members: Left to right: Chair Cynthia Newbille, Vice Chair Ellen Robertson, Member Katherine Jordan Alternate Member Andreas Addison Description: The Committee monitors and recommends to Council an official policy on the financial health of the City, including its budgetary processes, revenue and expense structures, and its internal fiscal controls.
Governmental Operations	Meetings: Fourth Wednesday of each month - 1:00 p.m. Members: Left to right: Chair Katherine Jordan, Vice Chair Ann-Frances Lambert, Member Stephanie Lynch Alternate Member Kristen Nye Description: The Committee reviews City issues and policies that are not related, or assigned, to the other Standing Committees. The Committee is also tasked with the review and recommendation of issues assigned by the Organizational Development Standing Committee.
Land Use, Housing and Transportation	Meetings: Fourth Thursday of each month - 2:00 p.m. Members: Left to right: Chair Andreas Addison, Vice Chair Ellen Robertson, Member Ann-Frances Lambert, Alternate Member Katherine Jordan Description: The Committee monitors and recommends to Council an official policy on land use planning, environmental issues, housing and transportation in the City.
Public Safety	Meetings: Fourth Tuesday of each month - 1:00 p.m. Members: Left to right: Chairwoman Reva Trammell, Vice Chair Ann-Frances Lambert, Member Kristen Nye, Alternate Member Stephanie Lynch Description: The Committee monitors and recommends to Council an official policy in all matters concerning law enforcement, the judiciary, fire safety, ambulance service, and emergency communication.
To view agendas, meeting documents, audio/video recordings, and related legislation	richmondva.legistar.com
Standing Committee Assignments	Res. No. 2023-R003