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Council advances Appointive Committees overhaul after debate over CAB subgroups
Summary
The Des Moines City Council advanced draft ordinance 26-009 to a second reading (April 9) after amending how Citizens Advisory Board subgroups are treated: council exempted CAB subgroups from Open Public Meetings Act requirements and will refer to them as 'committees of the CAB.' The measure moved 6–1.
The Des Moines City Council voted to advance draft ordinance 26-009 to a second reading on April 9 after a lengthy discussion about how to treat Citizens Advisory Board (CAB) subgroups.
City prosecutor presented the ordinance’s first reading, saying the revisions lower the minimum appointed‑committee age to 18, add geographic diversity language for appointments, require meetings to operate under Robert’s Rules and add notice language for 3 or more absences. The draft also requires written subcommittee reports to the…
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