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El Paso City reconstitutes Open Space Advisory Board under resolution; bylaws standardized, meetings cut to quarterly
Summary
City staff and the city attorney briefed the Open Space Advisory Board on City Council's changes to how advisory boards are governed: the board was removed from city code and reestablished by resolution, unified bylaws will take effect after a city council action, meetings will move from monthly to quarterly, and support staff coordination will be
City staff and the city attorney told the Open Space Advisory Board that City Council has reconstituted the board by resolution and adopted uniform bylaws that change how non-state boards are governed.
The change, staff said, removes boards that are not state-mandated from the city code and places them under resolution so the council can amend them more easily. "The unified bylaws are gonna be, come effective at Tuesday's city council meeting," said Russell Abelin, assistant city attorney.
City staff said the most visible operational changes for the Open Space Advisory Board include a shift from monthly meetings to quarterly meetings and a standard meeting calendar. "City Council decided to have the board meet 4 times a year," a staff presenter said. Staff also described a transition of day-to-day liaison work from…
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