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Committee recommends sending Transportation Commission changes to council for public hearings
Summary
Members discussed dissolving the Transportation Commission and reallocating its duties to Public Works and the Police Commission, citing overlapping duties and low commission engagement; they voted to refer the proposal to the city council for public hearings.
The ordinance committee reviewed a proposal to reorganize responsibilities currently assigned to the Transportation Commission and to reallocate those duties to the public works and police commissions.
Members said many of the Transportation Commission's original duties—routing, bus shelter maintenance and corridor issues—are now handled by state or city departments, and the local commission has struggled with attendance and a lack of agenda items. Committee members suggested offering current commissioners other vacancies if the commission is dissolved.
A motion was made and the committee voted to send the recommended changes to the city council for review and public hearing so planners and departments can draft specific language and consider how to add or reassign members where needed.
