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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
MARCH 20, 2025
Subject
SUBJECT: COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (CAC) QUARTERLY UPDATE
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE quarterly status report on the Community Advisory Council (CAC).
Issue
ISSUE
This receive and file report is a Board-directed quarterly update on Community Advisory Council (CAC) activities from November 2024 through February 2025.
Background
BACKGROUND
Per state statute, Metro must appoint a citizens advisory committee, 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 CAC's bylaws, the group consults, obtains, and collects public input on matters of interest and concern to the community, as well as those assigned by the Board of Directors or Metro staff. The CAC communicates their recommendations concerning key issues to the Board.
The CAC is currently comprised of 23 voting members. CAC members are directly appointed by the Metro Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of their appointing Director. The CAC General Assembly has historically met monthly on the Wednesday evening before the Metro Board of Directors meeting but recently updated its bylaws to allow for flexibility within the fourth week of the month. The CAC's elected officers have historically met as an Executive Committee on the first Friday of each month but also updated the bylaws to allow for flexibility to meet within the first week of each month to lead agenda planning for the General Assembly meeting.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Since the November 2024, update to the Board, the CAC General Assembly convened three times - twice to discuss matters related to Metro business directly with agency staff working on critical programs, projects, operations, and agency ...
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