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Committee advances standardized bylaws template for Garland boards and commissions
Summary
The Administrative Services Committee reviewed a bylaws template that adds chair term limits, minimum membership for special committees and clarifies financial reporting for boards. The committee agreed to send the template to the full City Council for final approval and asked staff to review whether some existing entities still need to exist.
The Garland Administrative Services Committee voted to send a standardized bylaws template for city-appointed boards and commissions to the City Council for final approval after staff incorporated the committee's requested revisions.
The template, presented by city staff, adds a two-term limit for chairpersons and similar limits for vice chairs. Jennifer, a staff member who led the update, told the committee, "I added that the chairperson may serve a maximum of 2 consecutive terms. And then upon completion of the second term, the chairperson shall be ineligible to serve again in that role until at least 1 full term has passed." The committee discussed quorum and special-committee…
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