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Council reviews committee handbook rewrite; debates SB 707 teleconferencing rules, quorum definition and residency limits
Summary
Staff and a volunteer working group presented proposed updates to the town's committee and advisory handbook, highlighting SB 707 teleconferencing flexibility for subsidiary advisory bodies, revised vacancy-notice options, adjusted quorum language to allow committees with vacancies to meet, and proposed clearer rules on residency and removal appeals; the council provided direction to staff and the working group but took no ordinance action.
Staff and a working-group representative presented an extensive set of proposed edits to the Portola Valley commission and advisory committee handbook intended to modernize and simplify committee operations.
Corey (staff) summarized the staff recommendations: separate Brown Act advisory committees from town-manager committees (which are not Brown Act bodies), update vacancy-notice practices to include website and newsletter posting, align committee calendars with fiscal-year budget work, incorporate AB 1234 ethics/harassment training timing, and trim quorum language so committees with…
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