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McMinnville council reviews city committees, asks staff to return with options on training, schedules and membership
Summary
Council held a work session to review all city committees, discussing recruitment, onboarding, meeting cadence and staff support. Council asked staff for clearer role definitions, a firmer 7-day packet posting standard and cost estimates for folding audit work into the full council for a trial year.
McMinnville's City Council met in a work session to review the city's boards and committees, hear staff recommendations for recruitment and training, and give direction on scheduling and staffing. Interim City Manager Adam Garvin and department directors presented a 13-slide summary of committee roles and reimagine options.
The presentation covered state-required committees (by ORS), council-created committees (by resolution) and code-required committees (by ordinance). Staff proposed modest changes for several groups: an earlier work-session for the budget committee, quarterly calendar holds for committees that meet only as needed, and standardizing packet posting at least…
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