Mayor Domenic J. Sarno announced today that he has selected Springfield resident Attorney Cary Szafranski Curley as the neighborhood nominee to the License Commission following the resignation of longtime neighborhood License Commission member Peter Sygnator.
The License Commission is comprised of five (5) members, with one of the members being a nominee from the city’s neighborhood councils. All members are appointed by the Mayor and subject to confirmation from the City Council.
Mayor Sarno states, “Back in June, longtime and original neighborhood representative Peter Sygnator had retired from the License Commission. Again, I deeply appreciate Peter’s dedicated efforts and years of service, and wish him well.”
Mayor Sarno had sent each of the city’s neighborhood councils a letter notifying them that the neighborhood representative for the License Commission had resigned and that they would have to begin the process of recommending individuals for the mayor to consider for appointment to the Board. Each of the neighborhood councils had the opportunity to hold their own individual meetings where they would select a nominee for the mayor to review and consider for appointment.
After reviewing all of the neighborhood nominees for consideration, Mayor Sarno selected Attorney Curley who was nominated by both the East Springfield and Hungry Hill Neighborhood Councils. Curley, who previously worked in the City’s Law Department as an Associate City Solicitor where she also served as the city’s attorney to the License Commission, currently works as an Assistant District Attorney for Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni. Curley received her Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers School of Law, Camden, New Jersey, and holds a Masters degree from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst.
Mayor Sarno states, “First, I want to thank all of the neighborhood councils that submitted a nominee for me to consider for appointment to our License Commission. After reviewing all of the nominees, I am pleased to select Attorney Cary Szafranski Curley to serve as our neighborhood representative to this very important Board. Cary is uniquely qualified with a wealth of professional experience and a passion for community involvement. Having previously worked in our Law Department as the city’s attorney that advised the Board, she’ll be able to ‘hit the ground running’. I have the utmost confidence in her ability to serve on our License Commission and that there will be a smooth transition.”
Attorney Curley added, “I want to thank the Hungry Hill Neighborhood Council and East Springfield Neighborhood Council for nominating me and Mayor Sarno for the opportunity to serve my City. I had a great experience working with the License Commission a few years ago as their attorney adviser and look forward to working to keep our city establishments and our citizens safe.”
Attorney Curley’s appointment now goes before the City Council for confirmation.