Whatcom County task force weighs shrinking public committees into smaller work groups to ease staff burden
Steering committee members discussed shifting some standing committees to smaller, topic-specific work groups to reduce staff time spent on meeting administration, while legal counsel flagged limits under the state Public Meetings Act and members stressed transparency and maintaining momentum.
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Steering committee members of the Whatcom County Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force discussed on July 17, 2025, whether to move some standing committees into smaller, topic-specific work groups to reduce the administrative burden on staff.
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