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Government Affairs Committee debates 2026 standing-committee structure, leaves decisions to incoming council
Summary
Committee members discussed proposals to reassign licensing and parks duties among standing committees for 2026, considered dissolving the Board of Public Parks and Forestry Commission and folding its duties into Transportation Affairs, but ultimately deferred final decisions to the incoming, smaller council.
The Government Affairs Committee discussed possible changes to the city's standing-committee structure for 2026 at its June 17 meeting, including moving licensing and permitting work to a different committee, transferring parks and publicly owned-property oversight to Transportation Affairs, and renaming Transportation Affairs if those duties are added.
Staff presented an analysis of committee…
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