Policy Committee Meeting

Executive Director update

Erica Barnes provided a status update on the hiring process for a policy manager as well as a consultant. Council members discussed implications of having staff which will fall under the direction of the executive director and how that might inform their scope.

Policy committee purpose for governance document

Committee discussed the current language of the governance documents related to the policy committee’s function. No modifications proposed.

Policy Priorities identification

The committee reviewed and extensively discussed potential legislative priorities for the 2025 and the process by which priorities are determined. The committee reviewed the previously approved document “Principles and Procedures for Policy Identification”. Committee agreed that in order to arrive at a set of bills a more detailed process would need to be followed. Discussed if this should be done at the staff, committee, or full council level. Erica Barnes presented a rating document that the agency is using internally to identify the top priorities. After discussion the following vote was taken:

Dawn Stenstrom made a motion to direct agency staff (executive director) to use the presented rating scale tool to identify proposed legislative priorities that will then be presented to and voted on by the full Council at the November meeting. Motion seconded by Kerry Hansen. Passed 3/3.

Public Comment

Hearing none.