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City manager says EPC must clear council or staff before formally engaging Menlo College; members push for student data work
Summary
A dispute at the EPC meeting centered on whether Environmental Programs Committee volunteers can initiate outreach, data requests or programs with Menlo College without explicit council direction; the city manager said the committee is advisory and should route program proposals through staff and council before acting.
At the Environmental Programs Committee meeting members debated whether subcommittees or individual committee members may approach Menlo College or other outside organizations on behalf of the town without prior council direction. City Manager George told the EPC that the committee is advisory and that programmatic activities involving staff time or resources require council direction or staff-led implementation.
The city manager framed the committee’s role in two parts: 1) making recommendations to council upon request and 2) assisting staff in implementing council-established programs and policies. “The committee is an advisory committee, not an action…
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