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.
 

2023 Council Standing Committees

• Education and Workforce Development Committee (EWF)
  
• Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee (GOFP)
  
• Health, Human Services and Public Safety Committee (HHSPS)
  
• Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee (PHED)
  
• Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment (TIEE)
• General Assembly

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