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Commission debates loosening geographic membership rule as vacancies persist
Summary
Commissioners discussed amending ordinance 277 to ease geographic membership requirements after repeated vacancies; several members favored filling seats at-large now and reviewing geographic quotas later, and the commission agreed to place a brief membership status item on the next agenda.
The Community Engagement Commission discussed potential changes to ordinance 277 governing membership geography after describing persistent vacancies and difficulty recruiting representatives from all neighborhoods.
Commissioners said the commission currently has seven members but the ordinance anticipates nine seats and a mix of geographic-designated and at-large positions. Several commissioners argued…
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