Committee debates attendance policy and publicly warns members about out‑of‑meeting conduct

Committee members discussed repeated quorum issues and whether to consider changing the meeting time to increase public and member participation. Staff and members noted trade-offs: moving to evenings could limit staff support and create overtime or scheduling conflicts, while daytime meetings limit attendance for working residents. The chair asked staff to survey available room/time options and to return with alternatives for the committee to consider.

The meeting then turned to member conduct. The chair read a passage from Robert's Rules and warned that members who publicly publish statements or correspondence that contradict adopted committee resolutions risk creating conflicts with their committee duties. The chair said he would first seek informal correction and one-on-one discussions but would use the chair’s disciplinary authority if issues were not remedied. One member responded that members retain free-speech rights as citizens, and the group discussed how to distinguish personal comments from statements that appear to represent the committee.

The committee did not adopt a formal attendance policy or a disciplinary rule at this meeting; the chair urged members to notify him at least 48 hours before absences so he could cancel meetings if quorum would not be met.