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Clerk outlines consistent committee staffing rules: chairs must send agenda language to staff
Summary
The clerk told the Rules Committee that committee chairs should provide agenda language to staff and that staff will no longer attend pre‑agenda meetings; the change aims to protect clerk staff bandwidth and ensure consistent agendas when staff rotate.
At the Oct. 9 Rules Committee meeting, the Anchorage Clerk's Office told Assembly members it will standardize committee staffing: agenda items and precise wording must come from the committee chair to the assigned staff person, and staff will generally not attend pre‑agenda or planning meetings.
The clerk said the office staffs roughly 10–14 committees and that when staff fill in for absent colleagues…
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