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Commission establishes five-member ad hoc committee, sets term through year-end
Summary
The commission agreed to form a five-member ad hoc committee and set a term that runs through the end of the calendar year, with a final report due in December; members were warned against off-agenda discussions to avoid Brown Act issues.
The Commission agreed to establish a five-member ad hoc committee and named four active volunteers — Commissioners Whitlock, Smith, Eisenberg and Orozco — with one additional volunteer filling the fifth seat. Members discussed setting the committee's term through the end of the current calendar year and giving the group until December to deliver a final report to the Commission.
A staff member cautioned commissioners that swapping members midterm could raise Brown Act concerns and advised that ad hoc business should only be discussed publicly through a report or an agendized Commission item. Commissioners discussed a practical schedule that would introduce the committee's work in August and aim for a December presentation of findings.
Commissioners noted the maximum permissible ad hoc term is 365 days and that the Commission can set a shorter deadline if it wishes to encourage steady progress; the term may be extended later if necessary. No formal motion or recorded vote on the ad hoc structure was recorded in the transcript; the group moved on to the next agenda item after volunteers were confirmed.
