HomeMy WebLinkAboutRFA 2015-04-08 Item 2 - Revised Draft Steering Committee Procedures• Committee members will express an opinion at the decision points in the process but
REVISEDD- R -A -F -T
Regional Fire Authority Annexation
Steering Committee Procedures
• Co- Chairs Verna Seal and Kathleen Wilson are selected by the Committee to run the
meetings.
• Agendas will be sent electronically one week in advance of the scheduled meeting.
• Action minutes and a one page summary will be provided after each meeting, which will
be reviewed and approved by the Committee Co- Chairs.
• Committee members will be recognized by the Chairs to speak by raising their hand.
• The Co- Chairs will monitor discussions. All committee members are encouraged to
participate. All who wish to speak on the topic may do so, before those who have
already spoken may speak again and the Co- Chairs will poll the individual members
to be sure one & all have the opportunity to indicate their "...support, opposition, or
stand aside..."
• Recommendations and decisions will be made through a consensus model, which uses
support, opposed, and stand aside, but requires those opposed to offer specific
objections to be discussed and resolved or alternatives to be considered. Votes will be
conducted by voice vote.
have the right and opportunity to change their opinion when the final recommendation is
being assembled. "...more than one learned individual has been quoted as stating that
"they retain the right to be smarter tomorrow than they were today "!
The Committee may allow citizen comment subject to the following guidelines: A
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citizen who would like to address the Committee must introduce themselves and their
topic to a Co -chair prior to the beginning of the meeting. A limitation on time and topic
per citizen will be at the discretion of the Co- Chairs and Committee.
• No side conversations and active listening.
• If eight (8) or more committee members are unable to attend a specific meeting, the
meeting will be rescheduled. Contact Moira Bradshaw (via e -mail or phone — 206 -431-
3651 or mbradshaw @tukwilawa.gov) if you cannot attend a scheduled meeting.
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