Chair and staff emphasize process‑first approach; members press scope questions
Members debated whether the group's charge is to design a local decision process (phase 1) or to recommend specific code and contribution number changes (phase 2). Staff urged focusing first on an inclusive process before recommending statutory or code amendments.
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Several members told the working group they were confused whether the charge required immediate recommendations to change the county code or to design a process that would guide future code updates. That confusion dominated early discussion after the staff presentation and led multiple participants to urge a two‑step approach: first agree how the county will make decisions, then design any specific contribution formulas.
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