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LCCMR adopts hybrid 2026 meeting calendar after debate on timing and member workloads
Summary
After extensive discussion about member workloads, legislative schedules and staff capacity, the commission adopted a hybrid calendar approach for 2026 (a middle/early hybrid) and asked staff to refine dates to preserve staff review time while easing member evaluation timing.
Commission members debated three scheduling options for the 2026 LCCMR calendar (early, middle, late) and ultimately adopted a hybrid approach that blends the early option's ability to finish work before summer with the middle option's additional time for staff work after recommendations.
Members raised concerns about compressed timelines immediately after the legislative session, election-year conflicts and travel burden for commissioners and applicant representatives. Staff said the commission's workload and the size of the RFP process (hundreds of proposals) make extreme compression infeasible; staff proposed several hybrid permutations (release RFP earlier while preserving presentation timing, shorten presentation days by lengthening daily agendas, or combine parts of early and middle options). The commission directed staff to return with a refined schedule that preserves adequate staff time after the allocation meeting and provides members more reasonable evaluation windows. The motion to adopt a hybrid direction carried on a roll call.
Next steps: staff will prepare a refined calendar consistent with the commission's direction (hybrid early/middle) and present it for final adoption.
