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Whatcom steering committee agrees to pilot work-group model, sets transparency and reporting rules
Summary
Members of Whatcom County''s IPRTF steering committee agreed to pilot a shift from formal committees to targeted work groups for 2026, emphasizing written charters, at least one IPRTF member per group, and public reporting to preserve transparency.
Steering committee co-chairs Heather (IPRTF co-chair) and Peter (IPRTF co-chair) and members agreed on Monday to pilot a shift toward smaller, goal-focused work groups for 2026 while keeping public transparency and committee oversight.
The committee embraced the work-group model used on the Behavioral Care Center (BCC) as a proven way to make progress, and discussed written procedures to ensure groups produce deliverables and report back. "If they are not gonna be, if that work is not gonna be done in those committees, then, we're gonna need work groups," Peter said, describing the proposal as a response to workload and the need for concrete outputs.
Why it matters: Steering members said work groups have yielded faster, more detailed recommendations than formal…
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