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McEwen Commission urges city council not to accept consultant’s recommendation to eliminate commission
Summary
Vallejo’s McEwen Collection Commission voted by consensus on April 6 to recommend that city staff and council reject an MRG consultant proposal to eliminate or consolidate their commission, asking for more time to prepare a work-plan-based recommendation and to protect the collection and endowment.
The McEwen Collection Commission on April 6 told city staff and the council it does not support a Municipal Resource Group (MRG) consultant recommendation to eliminate or consolidate the McEwen Commission and asked for time to prepare a formal, work-plan-backed recommendation.
Chair Trumper opened the discussion by reviewing meetings with city staff and a town-hall session convened to gather commissions’ feedback on the MRG report. Commissioners said the consultant’s recommendation did not make clear what would happen to the collection itself if the commission were dissolved, and they expressed concern about divesting a…
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