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Public urges ordinance to open city task forces and increase transparency
Summary
A public commenter urged the council to require task forces that make city decisions (for example, the homeless task force) to meet publicly, keep minutes, and allow press attendance; a councilor clarified Code Blue shelter decisions were made by the mayor and administration, not the task force.
A resident asked the council to require public accessibility for task forces and steering committees that make or influence city decisions. The speaker said the homeless task force lacks minutes, public access and press attendance and proposed an ordinance that would require minutes and public meetings for decision-making task forces.
Councilor Doctor Rothschild responded that the Code Blue shelter decision was made by the mayor and administration and not by the task force itself; she described the task force as collaborative and emphasized the city’s role in coordinating services. Council members said they would consider clarifying authority and ensuring appropriate transparency where the task force exercises decision-making authority.
