Committee delays overhaul of immigration committee rules after debate over liaison and chairing

Item G would amend Resolution 2015-31 to update the immigration committee's rules, adding a police‑department liaison and clarifying membership language. Counselors reported the item had been through the immigration committee and said they were split on whether the liaison should be a governing‑body member, a city‑council liaison, and whether that governing‑body member should be a non‑voting participant. One counselor described operational challenges for volunteer chairs and the workload of community members responsible for agendas and administrative tasks.

Counselors asked staff to provide examples of membership language used for other resident advisory committees (EDAC, BPAC) to ensure consistency. Mayor Garcia and staff were cited as having been present at immigration committee discussions and the mayor’s proposed amendment was noted in committee comments. Given open amendments and outstanding administrative questions, the committee voted to postpone the resolution to Oct. 7 so authors can refine the caption and membership language and coordinate supporting information from staff.