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Advisory commission approves revised bylaws after debate over advisory roles and Brown Act carve-outs
Summary
The commission voted to approve draft bylaws with three edits: add 'key community stakeholders' to Article 2.E, remove a redundant sentence in Article 3.3C, and add 'not' to Article 6.2 to preserve a short-term ad hoc carve-out from the Brown Act.
The Independent Advisory Commission for San Mateo County approved a revised set of bylaws after members debated how the commission should use outside advisors and how ad hoc groups are treated under the Brown Act. The motion to approve the bylaws with specified edits passed by voice vote.
The approved edits add the phrase "key community stakeholders" to Article 2, paragraph E to clarify that staff should seek input from community groups when preparing recommendations; delete a duplicate sentence in Article 3.3C that…
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