Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (CAC) UPDATE
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. RECEIVING AND FILING the Community Advisory Council update; and
B. APPROVING CAC's revisions to their Bylaws (Attachment A).
Issue
ISSUE
The Community Advisory Council (CAC) provides regular updates on its activities to the Board. This receive and file report serves as an update on CAC activities for the period April 19, 2024 - October 11, 2024. Typically, reporting on CAC activities is done quarterly; however, during this period the CAC needed two-thirds approval to forward their proposed Bylaws changes to the Board. Achieving this approval took longer than anticipated, which is why the report spans two quarters.
Per the CAC's bylaws Article VII, any revisions to the bylaws "are subject to Board approval" for implementing changes. Given that the CAC proposes various revisions to the current bylaws and proposes activation of two new Standing Committees, approval is required by the Metro Board. The new Standing Committees would parallel the Board's Planning and Programming Standing Committee and Operations, Safety and Customer Experience Standing Committee.
Background
BACKGROUND
Per state statute, Metro must appoint a Citizens' Advisory Committee (CAC) whose membership "shall reflect a broad spectrum of interests and all geographic areas of the county." The CAC prefers to be referred to as the Community Advisory Council because it better reflects its constituency.
Per the bylaws adopted by the CAC, the group is to consult, obtain, and collect public input on matters of interest and concern to the community. It will communicate the CAC's recommendations concerning such issues to Metro. Issues may also be assigned to the CAC by Metro for its review, comment, and recommendation.
The CAC is currently comprised of 24 members. CAC Members are direct...
Click here for full text