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Sunnyvale council reviews overhaul of boards-and-commissions policy, seeks input on cadence and representation
Summary
City staff proposed expanding a council subcommittee’s scope, replacing a standing committee with an ad hoc advisory committee, and shifting from the study-issue process to an annual council priority‑projects system; council members and commissioners raised staffing, timing and representation questions.
Sunnyvale city staff on Nov. 18 outlined proposed changes to the city’s boards-and-commissions policy that would expand a council subcommittee’s role, replace a standing committee with an ad hoc advisory committee, and fold the study‑issue process into a new council priority‑projects system.
"The proposed change would expand the scope of the committee...and it would replace a standing committee with an ad hoc advisory committee," said David Carnahan, the city clerk, summarizing the staff recommendation. Carnahan said the shift is intended to mirror how the city has used the meeting in practice and to make it easier for…
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