Hartford City Council Committees

1. Overview

Any regularly scheduled Standing Committee meeting falling on a legal holiday, or the evening before a holiday, or an evening when a Council meeting has been scheduled by operation of law shall be rescheduled for the first evening thereafter. 

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2. Health & Human Services

Members

•  Assistant Majority Leader TJ Clarke, II, Chair
• Majority Leader Marilyn E. Rossetti
• Councilman John Gale

Health and Human Services Committee Meetings will take place on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 6 PM. 

3. Public Works, Parks, Recreation & Environment

Members

•  Councilwoman Kelly Bilodeau, Chair
• Councilwoman Shirley Surgeon
• Councilman John Q. Gale
• Councilman Alex Thomas

Public Work, Parks, Recreation and Environment Committee Meetings will take place on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 5:30 pm

4. Operations, Management, Budget & Government Accountability 

Members

• Councilman Amilcar Hernandez, Chair
• Council President, Shirley Surgeon
• Assistant Majority Leader, TJ Clarke II
• Councilwoman Maly Rosado
• Councilman John Q. Gale
• Minority Leader Alex Thomas
• Councilman Josh Michtom

Operations, Management, Budget and Government Accountability Committee Meetings will take place on the 3rd Monday of the month at 5:30 pm

5. Quality of Life & Public Safety

Members

•  Assistant Majority Leader, TJ Clarke II, Chair
• Councilwoman Kelly Bilodeau
• Councilman Amilcar Hernandez
• Councilwoman Maly Rosado
• Councilman Joshua Michtom

Quality of Life and Public Safety Committee Meetings will take place on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 5:30 pm

6. Labor, Education, Workforce & Youth Development

Members

• Majority Leader Marilyn E. Rossetti, Chair
• Councilwoman Kelly Bilodeau
• Councilman John Q. Gale
• Minority Leader Alex Thomas  

Labor, Education, Workforce and Youth Committee Meetings will take place on the Third Wednesday of the month at 6:00 pm

7. Planning, Economic Development & Housing 

Members

• Council President Shirley Surgeon, Co-Chair
• Councilman John Gale, Co-Chair
• Majority Leader Marilyn Rossetti
• Councilwoman Maly Rosado
• Councilman, Amilcar Hernandez
• Councilman Joshua Michtom

Planning, Economic Development and Housing Committee Meetings will take place on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 5:30 pm