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Council committee adopts formal 'board action request' process to manage agenda submissions
Summary
The Administration & Public Works Committee adopted a web‑based Board Action Request (BAR) process to standardize how items are placed on standing-committee agendas, requiring cosponsorship from committee members and specifying documentation and scheduling rules; the committee will pilot the process for six months.
The Administration & Public Works Committee voted to adopt a new Board Action Request (BAR) process to standardize and track requests to place items on standing‑committee agendas.
Under the adopted approach, a council member serving on a committee may submit a BAR that must be cosigned by at least two other committee members representing different wards. The request triggers automatic notification to the…
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