Commission appoints new chair, approves minutes-format change and extends public comment

Commissioners voted by voice to appoint Christine McDade to the chair position after a motion and second; members discussed that the treasurer role could overlap temporarily with the chair. "The motion has passed for you as chair," a commissioner said after the vote.

The commission also approved a proposal for shorter, action-focused minutes linked to video timestamp (a format put forward as "Caitlyn's suggestion") and adopted it by motion. Members argued the change would make minutes more readable and reduce prolonged editing of verbatim transcripts. Separately, the meeting extended the public-comment allotment from two minutes to three minutes per speaker after a motion to accommodate signups: "I make the motion to extend the time to three minutes instead of two minutes," a member said; the motion carried on a voice vote.