Ad hoc committee to draft precise reform language for pilot programs

Oct 16, 2025

Members agreed to first reach consensus on reform substance and then task a small drafting team to translate that substance into statutory or resolution language for legal review. The committee intends to provide exact insertion points and revision language for legal staff.

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Committee members emphasized that recommendations must include exact reform language so the county’s legal office can quickly translate substance into enforceable text. Natalie McKinney proposed a two-step approach: "So here's the section we want to reform and here's where it goes," she said, arguing the committee should agree on substance first and then hand language to a drafting subgroup.

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