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Des Moines council directs staff to expand Community Advisory Committee; creates subcommittee structure
Summary
The council voted May 8 to direct staff to implement an expanded Community Advisory Committee (CAC) model (option A): increase CAC membership, create subcommittees for specialized topics (arts, human services, senior services), and provide dedicated staff support and city‑clerk staffing for records and meetings.
The Des Moines City Council on May 8 directed staff to implement a revised appointive committee structure that expands the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) and organizes specialized work through CAC subcommittees.
City Manager Catherine Caffrey and staff presented two options after outreach to existing advisory groups. Option A — the council’s preferred direction — expands the CAC to 18 members (adding at‑large seats in addition to…
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