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City clerk presents framework to review and consolidate boards and commissions; commissioners and public urge more outreach
Summary
Staff presented a proposed assessment framework and a revised Appendix A of boards recommended for consolidation or abolition. Public speakers and commissioners urged more time, targeted outreach and attention to bylaws and commission missions before structural changes proceed.
Myrna Rios, the city clerk, and Stephanie Hall of the City Clerk's Office briefed the Audit and Finance Committee on Feb. 19, 2025, on progress implementing a council directive to review boards, commissions and intergovernmental appointments.
Staff described directives to solicit feedback, develop a review process, draft an ordinance to codify appointment processes for intergovernmental bodies, create an archive of recommendations and assess translation needs. Hall said a new recommendations archive page had gone live that morning and that interpretation services are already provided on request.
Genesis Gavino, chief of staff to the city…
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