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Midwest City Council directs staff to prepare sunsetting, consolidation plans for dozens of boards and commissions
Summary
Council reviewed a staff audit of roughly 35–40 boards, committees and commissions and directed staff to prepare sunshine and sunset agenda items, consolidate several ordinance-created bodies and follow up with the ADA committee while respecting the Open Meetings Act.
The Midwest City Council spent the majority of the meeting reviewing a staff audit of boards, committees and commissions and gave staff direction to convert the recommendations into formal agenda items for future council consideration.
Mayor (unnamed) said the city needs clear mission statements, membership terms and sunset clauses for committees going forward. ‘‘We need to have, the membership terms established, and, we need a sunset clause because somebody should have sunsetted many years ago after they hit their specific actions,’’ the Mayor said.
Don Meitz, a staff member who led the review, told the council staff found approximately 35 to 40 bodies that had been created by the council or by contract, some of which had not met in more than two years. Meitz said staff…
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