Some fresh faces and seasoned veterans were appointed Tuesday by the South Lake Tahoe City Council to a variety of commissions.

• Michael Siracuse was appointed for a two-year term on the Airport Land Use Commission. Former Councilman Ted Long also applied. The council opted to have a vacancy on the commission instead of appointing Long.
• David Huber, Ketih Cloutier, Chip Henderson, Dale Rise and Randy Vogelgesang are on the Building/ADA Board of Appeals. This board still needs two physically handicapped members.
• Eleven applied for five Parks & Recreation Commission spots. Appointed were Rebecca Bryson, Peter Fink, Steven Knoll, Bonnie Turnbull and Scott Valentine.
• Fourteen applied for the Planning Commission. The appointees are Scott Blumenthal, Judy Brown, Shannon Eckmeyer, Dale Rise and Craig Woodward.

The council all rejiggered assignments for members.

• Hal Cole: City Selection Committee, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Abandoned Vehicle Abatement JPA, Tahoe Prosperity Center, Successor Agency.
• Wendy David: Cal-Tahoe JPA, Clean Tahoe, Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce (non-voting), South Tahoe Public Utility District (liaison).
• Tom Davis: California Tahoe Conservancy, Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority, South Tahoe Chamber of Commerce.
• JoAnn Conner: Cal-Tahoe JPA, League of California Cities, Recreation JPA, Waste Management JPA.
• Austin Sass: El Dorado County LAFCo, Tahoe Transportation District, South Lake Tahoe Lodging Association.

The council kept with tradition of having the mayor and mayor pro tem be the Finance Committee. Davis and Conner will continue with the Airport Subcommittee Master Plan. New committees created Jan. 20 include: Parks-Recreation Master Plan Implementation Committee — Sass and Davis; Economic Development — Sass and David; LTUSD-LTCC Negotiating Committee — David and Conner; Development Committee — Cole and Sass.