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Commission debate to reduce seats and change quorum rules is tabled pending legal/bylaw review
Summary
Commissioners debated a motion to reduce the Recreation and Parks Commission from nine to seven members and a separate motion to change quorum rules to 'half plus one' of seated members; commissioners asked staff for the current municipal code, bylaws and handbook and agreed to table changes until the next meeting.
The commission discussed a staff‑initiated process to request that city council reduce the commission’s membership from nine seats to match the current council size and to address persistent recruitment shortfalls. The liaison explained the commission has lacked a quorum for over a year and that staff had started conversations with the mayor’s office about a staff report to city council.
Commissioner Hurlbut moved to change the commission bylaws to define quorum as "half…
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