By Mara Quorum | UNITED STATES
After a six-hour emergency session, the city of Westborough announced the creation of a special committee tasked with determining why so many committees are necessary.
The new Committee on Committee Efficiency will consist of nine members, three deputy chairs, two rotating observers, and a subcommittee responsible for selecting the snacks. Officials described the arrangement as a decisive step toward leaner government.
“We can’t keep creating committees every time there’s a problem,” said council member Patricia Voss, immediately requesting a working group to refine that statement.
The committee’s first meeting was postponed after members disagreed over whether the meeting agenda should be approved by a separate agenda committee. A compromise was reached: the agenda will be reviewed by a temporary task force, pending committee approval.
Residents hoping for quicker pothole repairs were told that road maintenance will be addressed during the committee’s second phase, currently scheduled for a date that has not yet been referred to the scheduling committee.
At press time, officials were considering a public survey to determine whether residents feel sufficiently consulted about the consultation process.
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