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Commissioners call for clearer meeting timelines, materials and board conduct rules
Summary
At a work session, Multnomah County commissioners recommended clearer timelines for agenda materials, structured reporting from committee seats, and changes to proclamations and public‑testimony scheduling to improve transparency and public trust.
County commissioners used a work session to seek clearer rules for how the board receives materials, schedules agenda items and handles proclamations and public testimony, saying improved process and predictability will support more substantive public deliberation.
Commissioners said materials for board meetings should be distributed earlier than the current practice (often the week of a meeting) so commissioners, staff and the public have time to review and prepare…
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