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Policy committee discusses co‑chair succession model; bylaw change would be required
Summary
The commission’s policy committee discussed adopting a co-chair that would transition to chair to preserve institutional knowledge; commissioners noted current bylaws give the commission chair authority to select committee chairs and any change would require a bylaw amendment.
Members of the commission’s policy committee described a proposal to restructure committee leadership so a co-chair could transition into the chair role at the end of a term, preserving continuity and institutional knowledge.
“...we would have a co chair and a chair, very much in the model of type pros where the person would serve the co chair for one term and then transition to be the chair,” a policy committee member (Speaker 5) said while summarizing options discussed in the committee meeting.
The presiding officer (Speaker 3) clarified that current bylaws state that the commission chair selects committee chairs and that adopting an internal succession model would require amending the bylaws. “Currently, according to bylaws, the chair is selected by the chair of the commission,” Speaker 3 said, noting that the selection process could change only through a bylaw revision.
Committee members said the succession model is intended to maintain a continuum of available officers and institutional memory as leaders rotate. No formal bylaw changes were proposed or voted on during the meeting because the session lacked quorum; discussion will continue when the commission can meet with a quorum.
