Contact Us/Emergency Commission Careers Home | About Us | Projects | Programs/Initiatives | Education | Planning Commission Business *Presentations to be shown at the next Commission meeting will available the day before here. 11-24-2021 Meeting Commission Presentations Future Meeting Schedule 2021 Meeting Dates 2022 Meeting Dates AGENDATOGO User Reference Approved Minutes Commission Meeting Archive (Agendas, Minutes, Presentations) Commission Presentations Subscribe for emails on commission business Agenda To Go Commission Policies ACCESS TO COMMISSION MEETING MATERIALS: Please Note as of 11-12-20 agendas, minutes and meeting packets are available at: https://onbaseweb.madsewer.com/onbaseagendaonline COMMISSIONERS The District is governed by nine Commissioners serving staggered terms: five Comissioners are appointed by the Mayor of the City of Madison, three are appointed by an executive council made up of elected officials from District cities and villages and one is appointed by an executive council made up of by town-elected officials. The Commissioners meet once or twice each month at the District. Special meetings are held as required upon call of any member of the Commission. Thomas Hovel, President Appointed: 2017 Term Ending: 2023 About Commissioner Hovel: By occupation, Commissioner Hovel is a city planner, a field which requires system-thinking and to anticipate impacts of human interaction with the environment. Educationally, he is trained as a geographer, which involves the examination of human interaction with the environment. Ezra Meyer, Vice President Reappointed: 2019 Term Ending: 2022 About Commissioner Meyer: As a Water Resources Specialist, Commissioner Meyer has assisted in the design and implementation of Clean Wisconsin’s statewide water policy program since 2008. Prior to Clean Wisconsin, he served as an educational specialist and on the board of directors for a nonprofit watershed advocacy organization that he helped to found. Beth Bookland Appointed: 2020 Term Ending: 2023 About Commissioner Bookland: Commissionr Bookland has served as Director of Global Clinical Operations for global consumer product companies and has led global environmental fate and effect studies for consumer product ingredients.As such, she has managed multi-million dollar budgets, keeping human health, environmental safety, and environmental fate and effects as top priorities whilst maintaining return on investment for company shareholders. Over the years, Commissioner Bookland has worked as a scientist, small business owner and she has been a technical leader in global corporations. She received her Ph.D. in 1991 in Environmental Toxicology at U.W. Madison and she currently serves as chairperson for the Committee on the Environment and as a member of the Solid Waste Advisory Committee. Ken Clark Reappointed: 2019 Term Ending: 2022 About Commissioner Clark: Commissioner Clark is COO of Total Water Treatment Systems Inc., an employee-owned business, and also serves as a Village of DeForest Trustee. As COO, Ken is responsible for business operations, annual budgeting, strategic planning, acquisitions and financial reporting. Beyond being a trustee, Commissioner Clark has served as a member on the DeForest Redevelopment Authority, DeForest Area Library Committee, Planning and Zoning Committee, and the Parks Recreation and Natural Resources Committee. Sara Eskrich Appointed: 2015 Term Ending: 2023 About Commissioner Eskrich: Commissioner Eskrich serves as the Executive Director of Democracy Found and Chief of Staff for Katherine Gehl. She previously served on the Madison Common Council as District 13 Alder. She received her undergraduate and her masters of public affairs and masters of public health from the UW-Madison. Eskrich's career has focused public health and policy in the nonprofit and government sector at various organizations. Grant Foster Appointed: 2019 Term Ending: 2023 About Commissioner Foster: Commissioner Foster represents the 15th District on the Madison Common Council. Prior to his service on the council, he worked in the education and healthcare fields as a teach, medical interpreter and most recently as Director of Health Information. In addition to his service on the commission, he also serves on the Transportation Policy & Planning Board, Transportation Commission, Madison Area Transportation Policy Board (MPO), Solid Waste Advisory Committee, Economic Development Committee and the Common Council Executive Committee. Brad Murphy Appointed: 2015 Term Ending: 2021 About Commissioner Murphy: Commissioner Murphy was the Director of the City of Madison Planning Division from 1989 through 2012. Brad led a 27-person staff and helped develop the city’s comprehensive and Downtown plans, neighborhood plans, the zoning code, and numerous intergovernmental agreements. He has a Bachelors degree in Geography and a Masters in Urban Planning. Thomas Wilson Reappointed: 2016 Term Ending: 2021 About Commissioner Wilson: Commissioner Wilson has served as the Attorney/Administrator/Clerk/Treasurer for the Town of Westport in Dane County since 1999. Previously, he was a partner in Wisconsin law firm Stafford Rosenbaum with a practice focus on local government and administrative law. He serves on several local and regional government boards, commissions and committees, including the Executive Committee of the district’s Yahara WINs. He received both his BA in Political Science and his JD from the UW-Madison. Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District 1610 Moorland Road Madison, WI 53713 (608) 222-1201 Protecting Public Health and the Environment Login