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Pacific Council outlines advisory body rules, travel and platform procedures in recorded briefing
Summary
Council staff reviewed Council Operating Procedures, termination and decorum rules, alternates and stipend rules, travel and Concur procedures, and remote meeting platforms during a recorded all-advisory-body briefing that staff said will be posted to the council website.
Kelly Ames, deputy director of the Pacific Fishery Management Council, opened the recorded all-advisory-body briefing, saying, "Good morning, and welcome to the 2025 all advisory body briefing." The session was recorded for later posting on the council website and staff said they would remain on the line after recording to answer questions.
The briefing explained the council's Council Operating Procedures (COPs) and advisory-body ground rules and walked new appointees through expectations for conduct, attendance, alternates, stipends and travel reimbursement. "We literally couldn't do this without you," Executive Director Merrick Burden told advisory members, stressing the geographic scale of the council's work and the value of advisory input.
Council staff summarized the COPs as the primary reference for day-to-day operations and said advisory-body members should review the specific COP that applies to their appointment. Key items covered included…
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