Committee debates timing and appointment rules for proposed legislative task force

Committee members discussed how to staff and time a proposed resident legislative task force. Joe said the committee typically appoints board members after municipal elections to give newly elected officials an opportunity to choose designees; others noted a nine-member board (one per council member plus mayor) with odd-numbered membership for voting purposes was being considered. Staff said that if appointments wait until after May elections it would compress the onboarding timeline and require more aggressive recruitment to complete the May–August review period before session.