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CB2 chair urges committee self‑sufficiency on Zoom, stricter calendar publication and early FY27 budget planning
Summary
Chair Valerie Dela Rosa asked committee chairs to improve meeting management, limit calendar e‑blast postings to meetings with agenda items, recruit more committee members into operational roles and begin FY27 budget planning now.
Valerie Dela Rosa, chair of Manhattan Community Board 2, used the executive committee to press chairs to be more time‑efficient, to recruit committee members to manage hybrid meeting logistics and to avoid publishing calendar e‑blasts for meetings that have no agenda items.
She said the board must "hold everyone's time" and guard against volunteer burnout by focusing agendas and avoiding blank calendar entries that block dates other committees could use. Valerie asked chairs to copy the chair's office and the district manager when planning agendas so the office can manage the calendar and avoid missed opportunities when committees have no agenda items but need dates for urgent application hearings.
Valerie also asked chairs meeting in the CVG Conference Room to take over Zoom management tasks: assign committee members to promote attendees to panelists, manage chat or host duties and learn how to start and close meetings. Eugene suggested a laminated cheat sheet to guide logins and end‑of‑meeting procedures; Mark said a green sheet with logins exists and should be updated.
The chair asked committee chairs to begin earlier planning for fiscal 2027 (FY27), noting FY26 negotiations continue but that the board should gather information in summer and prepare district needs statements long before September. She also announced the board expects new appointees in May, noting 32 applicants for seven open seats.
