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Committee recommends biennial handbook review, declines committee consent agenda

Palo Alto Policy & Services Committee · November 20, 2025
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Summary

After reviewing a consolidated list of recurring agenda items, the committee agreed staff should not create a committee consent agenda, recommended the procedures and protocols handbook be reviewed every other year (odd years), and approved allowing committees to meet in January at the discretion of chairs; motion passed unanimously.

Staff presented a consolidated table of recurring items to help the committee manage workload and asked whether any items should be consolidated, removed or made part of a committee consent agenda. Committee members and staff discussed feasibility and constraints and generally recommended against a committee consent agenda because committee consideration often…

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