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Budget Review Commission debates work plan, subcommittees and open‑meeting limits; staff to provide guidance
Summary
Commissioners discussed priorities for a 2025–26 work plan — capital, pavement, revenues, sustainability and staffing — and whether two‑member teams can gather information without triggering Arizona’s open‑meeting rules. The city attorney and staff will return with formal guidance and a simplified work‑plan draft for council.
Commissioners spent the largest portion of the Oct. 1 meeting debating how the Budget Review Commission should organize its work for the year, including whether to use small teams to gather information and how to coordinate with staff without violating Arizona’s open‑meeting law.
Commissioner Stevens advocated using two‑member teams to dig into topics and then report back to the full commission. Several commissioners said small teams were efficient for fact‑finding; Commissioner Carla and Commissioner Newman both said they had used similar approaches in the prior year to collect information that was later discussed publicly.
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