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Brawley said the ordinance itself does not change boards’ powers but advances the date of scheduled sunset reviews for boards that are in this cycle. She also previewed an intended amendment to address the Urban Design Commission, saying she aims to give staff time to reassign the commission’s functions where appropriate rather than simply eliminating them immediately.

Committee members and an audit-perspective speaker discussed the cost and workload of regular sunset-triggered audits. An audit representative said many sunset-triggered internal audits are “pretty vanilla” and often do not provide decisive information about a commission’s value beyond checking whether required meetings and procedures occurred. The auditor described one strategy to reduce audit workload: removing sunset provisions for boards the assembly intends to retain permanently, which would eliminate the recurring audit trigger.

Members raised the Housing, Homeless and Neighborhood Development (HAND) Commission as an example of a board with statutorily important duties tied to federal funding processes. One member noted that federal consolidated planning and HUD funding review functions require a designated body to review plans; the HAND commission performs that role today. “That commission actually has a critical function that’s well beyond that normal commission,” a member said, linking it to HUD’s consolidated-plan review process.

Brawley and staff said they are coordinating with mayoral staff who manage many boards and that some sunset provisions could be removed by amendment when the ordinance returns on Oct. 7. The committee discussed options for trimming commission duties, merging redundant boards, or retaining boards without sunset review to reduce audit burden, while recognizing some boards must remain because of legal or programmatic requirements.

No vote was taken; the ordinance will return to the committee on Oct. 7 with possible amendments, including Brawley’s plan for the Urban Design Commission.

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Paul Rossi, municipal ethics officer, told the committee the office and board have improved processing of notices of intent to respond to public solicitations, frequently returning advice to employees the same day. “A lot of times these are very rarely to involve any ethical issues,” Rossi said, describing the quicker turnaround as intended to avoid delaying contracting deadlines.

The report also showed a rise in economic-interest disclosures in recent years. Rossi and committee members discussed reasons for the increase; they said it likely reflects new appointees and a recent push to fill vacant board seats rather than a surge in substantive conflicts. “We had a crash. We had empty seats. We had nobody there. And so probably what this reflects is an aggressive effort to fill boards and commission seats,” a committee member said during the discussion.

Committee Vice Chair Anna Brawley asked whether the board is working on clarifying the code’s conflict-of-interest language. Rossi said the board has been deliberate about not over-expanding disclosure requirements and that, in practice, it has been interpreting “potential conflict” to require at least a reasonable probability of an actual conflict before imposing restrictions. “We don't want the meetings to be taken up by disclosures that last,” he said, describing the balance the board seeks between transparency and efficiency.

Rossi also said that with all five ethics-board positions filled, the board has reduced backlog and scheduling delays that previously lengthened advisory and complaint timelines. He noted a recent meeting in August had difficulty achieving quorum but said the fuller membership should improve turnaround.

Omar Grama, a recently appointed ethics board member, attended and said he came to learn the board’s process and encourage informal conversations short of formal opinions. Committee members urged colleagues to consult staff when questions arise about code interpretation.

No formal action or ordinance resulted from the report; the presentation was an informational briefing and committee members said they will continue monitoring whether code clarifications are needed.

The committee file includes the ethics board’s written annual report for reference and follow-up questions are expected to be resolved through staff or at future meetings.

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The mayor described the project as “a long time in the making” and said she had recently briefed the assembly on related matters. No ordinance, contract award or formal administrative action was reported during the committee briefing. Committee members thanked the mayor for the update.

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The clerk also reported staff certification milestones: Jasmine Akers and Chris Escoffi earned certified municipal designations from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks; Liz in elections earned a certified election and registration administration designation from the National Association of Election Officials; and other staff are progressing through training programs.

On elections, the clerk said the office has received an initiative petition proposing municipal elections be held every other November to coincide with state elections; the petition is with the municipal legal office for review of sponsor qualification and legal sufficiency. The clerk summarized the petition-review process timeline: the clerk’s office reviews sponsor qualifications within 10 days, then the legal department has 30 days to determine legal sufficiency.

The clerk also noted the elections office will send postcards in December to verify undeliverable addresses for initiative petition gathering and said liquor-license renewals will appear on future agendas as renewal season approaches. No formal action occurred during the briefing; items are informational and procedural.

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Members asked whether reading the title instead of the full ordinance changes notice; committee Chair Christopher Constance and clerk staff said modern practice interprets reading to mean the title or gist of an ordinance. “We need descriptive titles for items because when you read out the name of the title for the public in the room, they should be able to tune into what are we talking about here,” Constance said.

On unanimous consent and recorded votes, Constance described his customary approach: if an item appears likely to be divided, he will not seek unanimous consent; for final approval votes he typically requests a recorded vote so the membership’s positions are recorded. He noted the practice is a custom rather than an absolute legal requirement.

Members also discussed the speaker queue and when higher-order motions (for example, motions to amend or postpone) may be raised. The chair and clerk said the general practice is that the person next in the queue has the floor; interruptions are allowed for procedural points (point of order or information) but not to displace a speaker who already has the floor. “Always aiming towards fairness is the goal of the chair,” Constance said.

Committee members and counsel noted that Assembly Code section 2.30 grants the assembly authority over many procedural rules and that the body may suspend procedural rules (but not statutory notice requirements) as provided in code. Counsel said an ordinance is in draft that will more directly address distinctions between substantive and procedural matters for joint meetings with other entities; committee members said they expect a future conversation on that topic.

The discussion was informal and intended as orientation for newer members; no formal rules changes were voted on at the meeting.

","Members used a Rules Committee session to ask and clarify assembly practices — when the clerk reads titles (\"wave reading\"), when to seek unanimous consent, handling the speaker queue, and which rules can be suspended.","actionData","errors"]

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Mayor says former Golden Lion Hotel will provide outpatient treatment services; city staff thanked

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