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Portland governance committee outlines next steps for advisory bodies overhaul
Summary
The governance committee reviewed the Advisory Bodies Enhancement Project’s next phase — code changes referred to council, proposed council procedures, and administrative rules — and members pressed staff on workload, decommissioning criteria and how liaison committees and appointments would work.
Portland’s governance committee on Jan. 12 heard a presentation on next steps for the Advisory Bodies Enhancement Project, a citywide effort to update the rules and oversight of the city’s appointed advisory bodies.
Chief engagement officer Amanda Garcia Snell told the committee the project rests on three parts: city code changes (referred to full council), council procedures to clarify how advisory bodies relate to council committees, and administrative rules the city administrator will adopt to govern appointments, membership and behavior. "The next steps include adopting a resolution to guide the relationship between ABCs and city council, as well as administrative rules to guide the relationship between ABCs and the executive branch," Garcia Snell said.
Why it matters: City staff said the reforms…
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