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The Council voted in July 2018 to amend its Rules of Procedure, allowing for a restructuring of Council standing committees. The new committee structure accommodates the expansion of the legislative body from nine to eleven members, increasing the number of standing committees from five to six.
The committee system operates prior to the introduction of a bill, and when determined to be appropriate by a majority of the Council members present, after introduction to permit further study or modification to a bill. It should be noted that, notwithstanding the establishment of the committee system, the Council may waive the Rules of Procedure and alter the committee process for a particular bill and that the Charter permits any Council Member to introduce any bill on any legislative session day.
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Items referred to Committee are considered by the committee and a recommendation of the Committee is made to the full Council. The Committee may defer action on the item in order to obtain further information about the item, or refer the item together with the committee recommendation to the full Council for introduction. The recommendation may be "favorable," "no recommendation," "unfavorable," "favorable as amended," "held in Committee at request of the sponsor," "hold in Committee for further study," and "hold in Committee indefinitely." The recommendation is made by motion supported by a majority of the Committee Members present.