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Board extends cluster review pilot, seeks refinements to keep policy making more transparent
Summary
Supervisors voted to extend the cluster review pilot and institutionalize a process requiring motions be introduced in cluster meetings before full board votes, while allowing exemptions for urgent federal actions and directing a review of operational fixes.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Aug. 12 to extend the cluster review pilot that routes proposed board motions through public cluster meetings before they are placed on the full board agenda. The motion, sponsored by Supervisor Holly Mitchell and amended by Supervisor Hilda Solis, passed on a unanimous vote.
Mitchell said the cluster process gives departments and the public time to review and strengthen non‑urgent motions and helps avoid unintended consequences. “The cluster review process is a tool for co‑governance that keeps policymakers, departments…
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