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Pleasanton library commissioners press staff for clearer duties, earlier budget input
Summary
City staff presented draft changes to library commission duties and a proposal to tie commission work plans to the two-year budget cycle; commissioners warned the proposed language is vague, urged clearer budget access and measurable work plans, and favored ad hoc subcommittees for detailed work.
City staff on March 5 presented proposed language to clarify the Pleasanton Library Commission's duties and a plan to align commissioner work plans with the city's two-year budget process, prompting commissioners to press for clearer authority and earlier access to budget information.
Director Murphy told the commission the draft duties were circulated to solicit feedback rather than represent final changes and described a proposed work-plan workshop so each commission could submit resource-linked priorities for council consideration. "So the work plans we've done up to date have not been tied to the…
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