After regular positions in some of the city’s commissions were declared vacant in November, Councilmember Bob Kellar and Mayor Cameron Smyth appointed nine people to fulfill these duties in Tuesday’s City Council meeting.

Santa Clarita volunteers were named in Tuesday’s meeting to help in the planning and funding of the city’s arts, community recreation and city projects.

John Dow and Vanessa Wilk have been appointed to help oversee the city’s art planning and events while developing further arts programming for Santa Clarita by serving on the Arts Commission.

Advising City Council in all matters of parks and public recreation planning will be had by Donald Cruikshank and Kieran Wong after being appointed to the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission.

The Planning Commission positions have been appointed to Charles Heffernan and Renee Berline, who will assist the City Council in reviewing proposals for city projects.

Frederick Andre Hollings and Henry Rodriguez have been appointed to fill the pair of openings in the Open Space Preservation District Financial Accountability and Audit Panel to help in reviewing the annual work program, the funds generated by the Preservation District and more.

Heidi Heinrich was also named as the city’s appointment to help in preventing vector occurrence and mosquito-transmitted diseases for the Los Angeles County Vector Control Board.