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BPAC reviews bylaws rewrite: bans in‑absentia chair elections, tightens governing‑board attendance rules and proposes committee name change to ATAC
Summary
Staff presented a comprehensive bylaws rewrite to reflect administrative separation from the city, ban in‑absentia elections for chairs, change an attendance policy that tightens penalties for governing‑board absences and to rename BPAC to the Active Transportation Advisory Committee; the committee will consider a recommendation to the governing board in May.
NPO staff presented a comprehensive redraft of MPO bylaws intended to remove obsolete city references, codify executive‑committee responsibilities and adjust attendance and telephonic‑participation rules.
Andrew Ray said the draft removes references to the policy board (replaced with governing board), rewrites officer references to executive director where appropriate, and harmonizes vocabulary across sections. He said the draft contains an explicit ban on…
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