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Annual Council retreat to discuss 2023 priorities and projects and review general Council rules, policies, and procedures
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Council to meet for its annual retreat. Topics of discussion may include:
• Quorum issues
• Legislative priorities
• Policy planning (identify policy priorities and projects to work on in 2023)
• Council’s WSAC representative:
o Preferred method for WSAC representative to get information to Council
o How to engage with shared lobbyist
o Guidance - speaking on specific bills (whether on behalf of WSAC or consistent with legislative objectives or policies supported by Council)
• Advisory committees/boards/taskforces o How can Council best engage with these groups
o Are all groups still meeting, have enough members for a quorum, relevant to County's needs?
o Does Council wish to schedule regular updates from each group?