Meeting at a glance: commission adopts minutes, biennial report and updated rules of procedure; staff to publish adopted reports

During routine business, the Little Hoover Commission adopted a series of administrative items by roll-call votes. The commission approved the business meeting minutes from November 7, adopted the draft biennial report (with updated performance metrics), and approved revisions to the commission’s rules of procedure. Commissioners also adopted the AI report on food insecurity and recorded staff direction to begin an electricity-cost study as the first topic in a broader affordability series.

Votes at a glance: - Business meeting minutes (Nov. 7): Motion to approve carried by roll-call (recorded as adopted). Motion moved by Vice Chair Canelo; second by Commissioner Sidley. - Draft biennial report: Motion to adopt carried by roll-call (recorded as adopted). Staff noted the commission released 13 reports during the biennium and had 15 recommendation-related bills signed into law. - Rules of procedure revisions: Motion to adopt carried by roll-call (recorded as adopted). Staff indicated several antiquated provisions were updated, including technology and sexist language fixes noted by Vice Chair Canelo.

Staff will record and publish the adopted documents after final formatting. The commission also discussed meeting scheduling and the tradeoffs between in-person and virtual testimony, noting the Bagley-Keene Act requirements for public meetings and that the law allowing expanded remote participation sunsets at the end of 2025.