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Arts & Culture Committee votes to sunset Sister Cities subcommittee for three years
Summary
The committee voted to sunset its Sister Cities subcommittee and revisit the program in three years; the motion passed by voice vote at the meeting.
The Farmers Branch Arts & Culture Committee voted to sunset its Sister Cities subcommittee and to revisit the question in three years.
Committee members said their sister-city counterparts had suggested reevaluation after an interval and that there was limited active work for the subcommittee at present. A motion to sunset the subcommittee for three years was moved and seconded and the committee chair called for the vote; members voted in favor and the motion carried.
Why it matters: sunsetting a subcommittee reduces near-term staff and volunteer workload and allows the main committee to focus resources on programming and installation projects the committee identified as higher priority during this meeting.
Ending: committee staff recorded the action and will note the three-year sunset in committee records so the topic can be reintroduced for consideration after the interval.
