Title
Approval of City Council Appointed Advisory Body 2026 Work Plans
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the City Council appointed advisory body 2026 work plans for 2026 and forward to the full City Council for approval.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the City Council appointed advisory body 2026 work plans for 2026 and forward to the full City Council for approval.
Staff Contact:
Stacey Ray, Assistant City Manager, City Manager's Office, 360.753.8046
Presenter(s):
Stacey Ray, Assistant City Manager
Background and Analysis:
The Community Livability and Public Safety (CLPS) Committee annually reviews the proposed work plans of City Council appointed advisory committees, boards and commissions and then forwards the Committee's approved recommendations to the full City Council.
The purpose of this agenda item is for CLPS to review and discuss work plans from the applicable advisory bodies. Not all advisory bodies appointed by the City Council develop an annual work plan due to the nature of their work (e.g. Lodging Tax Advisory Committee and Salary Commission). While the newly established Community Policing Board does not have a work plan, the Civilian Police Auditor does, which will be reviewed and recommended by the Committee as a separate business item. Although, the Olympia Metropolitan Park District Advisory Committee submits a work plan to the Olympia Metropolitan Park District Board, CLPS supports this process by reviewing the work plan and interviewing advisory body candidates.
Advisory body work plans typically contain annual, routine work that is largely consistent each year. They also may include new or different work items that are of interest to the advisory body, referred to the body by the City Council and/or staff, or are related to a timely issue or topic in the community. Attachment A includes all of the proposed 2026 advisory body work plans....
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