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Council directs staff to merge several advisory groups into expanded Citizens Advisory Committee
Summary
Council voted to implement a reorganization of citizen advisory committees into an expanded Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) with a priority window for existing committee members to apply. The motion (option A, modified) passed with one abstention; staff will open a priority application period and return with appointments.
The Des Moines City Council voted May 22 to proceed with a reorganization of several citizen advisory bodies into a single, expanded Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) and instructed staff to implement the change under a modified option A that gives priority to currently serving committee members.
City Manager Catherine Caffrey reminded the council that the reorganization — approved in principle at a previous meeting — would dissolve several standing advisory bodies (human services, arts, and senior services) as separate commissions and instead make them subcommittees of a larger CAC. Staff presented three implementation options. Option A would preserve primary (non‑alternate) seats with unexpired terms…
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