Commissioners and staff used the June 25 work session to flag several bylaw and meeting‑protocol items for revision, including attendance standards, limits on late materials, handling of recusals and rules about ex parte contacts and social‑media communications.

Kelly reminded the panel that e‑mail or group texts that include a quorum could constitute an open meeting. "An email is an open meeting if we had a quorum of people on it," Kelly said, cautioning commissioners against discussing pending matters in private digital channels and advising them to forward constituent e‑mails to staff so the content becomes part of the official packet.

Attendance and replacement rules were discussed at length. Commissioners noted the current bylaws state that three unexcused absences can trigger referral to the Board of County Commissioners for possible reappointment decisions; several commissioners asked staff to propose clearer language to distinguish excused versus unexcused absences and to include a path for grace or notice before a removal request is forwarded to the board.

Commissioners also returned to packet timing and suggested several remedies: set a hard deadline for material to be included in the packet, impose page limits on late public submissions, or require automatic continuance when significant referral comments arrive on short notice. "If somebody doesn't send it in the proper time and it shows up on my desk, it's sometimes a fire hose," one commissioner said; another suggested requiring an explicit acknowledgment that late material may be excluded from deliberations.

Ending: Staff agreed to draft bylaw revisions and a brief one‑page guide summarizing decorum, ex parte rules and open‑meeting obligations and to bring those proposals back to the commission for a follow‑up session.