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Council accepts immigration committee’s request for non‑voting council liaison; committee keeps membership community‑driven
Summary
The Santa Fe governing body approved an amendment changing the immigration committee charter to allow a council member to serve as a non‑voting liaison while preserving community majority control and mayoral appointment of the chair.
The Santa Fe governing body approved an amendment changing the makeup of the recently reconstituted immigration committee to allow a city councilor to serve as a non‑voting member and to have the committee chair appointed by the mayor, following robust debate about the proper role of elected officials on resident advisory bodies.
Councilor Alma Castro, who sponsored the amendment package, said the change was requested by the immigration committee itself after the panel voted internally to keep civic membership community‑based while wanting clearer, regular lines of communication to the governing body. "We need elected representation at the table to strengthen communication and to ensure the committee’s recommendations are effectively…
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