8. REPORT, Committee on Appointments and Briefings, recommending to the City Council APPROVAL of the APPOINTMENT of JAMES W. CLARK, New Bedford, MA to the ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, replacing Stephen S. Brown, whose term has expired December 2022; this term will expire December 2027.

8a. COMMUNICATION, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting the APPOINTMENT of JAMES W. CLARK, New Bedford, MA to the ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, replacing Stephen S. Brown, whose term has expired December 2022; this term will expire December 2027. (Referred to the Committee on Appointments & Briefings – January 26, 2023.)