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Trustees debate committee structure; some warn a Committee of the Whole could lengthen meetings
Summary
Trustees discussed whether to use a Committee of the Whole or smaller committees. Austin Brown and Stephen Herbstreith favored keeping committees with assigned chairs; Sarah Jones said past Committee of the Whole meetings led to agenda items becoming votes.
Board members debated governance structure during the Aug. 19 meeting, weighing the merits of a Committee of the Whole against the existing committee model.
Board member Austin Brown said he supported the committee structure and cautioned that a Committee of the Whole "could potentially lengthen meetings." Sarah Jones said that in her experience a Committee of the Whole sometimes resulted in voting items being added to agendas; Stephen Herbstreith recommended continuing current committee practice and assigning chairs to report out to the full Board.
No formal vote was taken to change governance structure; the discussion remained advisory and no action item to change the structure was placed on the agenda at this meeting.
