Bronx Council Members & Committee Assignments

[Updated, Jan. 29, 10:10 a.m.]

City Council members were appointed to their respective committees and chairmanships last week and we thought we would give you an idea of what issues the Bronx delegation will be focusing on and in which areas they will hold some sway.

Click "Read more" at the bottom of this post for a listing of all your Bronx Council Members and their assigned committees and chairmanships.

A few quick notables:

Oliver Koppell of District 11 kept his position as chair of the Mental Health Committee, continuing a streak that dates back to 2006. Also, newly-appointed District 14 council member Fernando Cabrera has become chair of the Drug Abuse Sub-committee. (Drug Abuse is a sub-committee of the Mental Health Committee; it's one-person subcommittee formerly chaired by Annabel Palma.).  Meanwhile, Larry Seabrook (District 12) has maintained his place as chair of the Civil Rights Committee.

Each Council Member receives an additional stipend for those expenses related to the committees which they chair, and yet another if they hold office (although, in the Bronx's case, the only applicable member is Joel Rivera of District 15, who is also Majority Leader).

District 11 - G. Oliver Koppell

• Community Development
• Consumer Affairs
• Education
• Environmental Protection
• Finance
• Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse & Disability Services, Chair (+$10,000).
• Technology
• Transportation

District 12 - Larry B. Seabrook

• Civil Rights, Chair (+ $10,000)
• Civil Service & Labor
• Higher Education
• Land Use (Zoning & Franchises)
• State & Federal Legislation 

District 13 - James Vacca (Dem)

• Aging
• Education
• Higher Education
• Land Use (Zoning & Franchises)
• Parks & Recreation
• Rules, Privileges & Elections
• Transportation, Chair (+$10,000)
  

District 14 - Fernando Cabrera

• Education
• Finance
• Higher Education
• Lower Manhattan Redevelopment
• Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse & Disability Services (Drug Abuse, subcommittee Chair) (+$4,000)
• Veterans
• Youth Services

District 15 - Joel Rivera 

(Majority Leader + Rules Committee: $23,000)

• Finance
• Health
• Housing & Buildings
• Land Use (Zoning & Franchises)
• Rules, Privileges & Elections, Chair 
• Standards & Ethics 
• State Federal Legislation 

District 16 - Helen D. Foster

• Aging
• Community Development
• Education
• Finance
• General Welfare
• Health
• Public Safety
• State & Federal Legislation, Chair (+$10,000)
  

District 17 - Maria del Carmen Arroyo

• Aging
• General Welfare
• Health, Chair (+$10,000)
• Juvenile Justice
• Land Use (Landmarks, Public Siting & Maritime Uses)
• Sanitation & Solid Waste Management
  

District 18 - Annabel Palma

• General Welfare, Chair (+$10,000)
• Land Use
• Landmarks, Public Siting & Maritime Uses (Sub-committee)
• Standards & Ethics
• Youth Services