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Commission debates meeting frequency and staff support as council weighs cost-savings
Summary
Council-level cost concerns prompted discussion about reducing meeting frequency, using hybrid/shorter meetings or assigning commissioners to take minutes; city staff clarified minutes must be kept by a city employee and that any consolidation of joint meetings is under council consideration.
During staff reports on April 13, a councilor (S3) told commissioners that council has discussed cost-saving options that could affect staffing support for commissions. "If budget cuts are severe enough, that the finance department would not be able to support this commission as they are currently doing," S3 said, noting the comment appeared in a council work packet and that there had been no formal vote to…
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