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Section 6.2 Voting and Decision Making

A. The Steering Committee and Partnership will initially seek to
make decisions on a consensus basis – a process for seeking widespread
agreement among group members – and if agreement is not reached in that
manner, then by majority vote.
B. Each organizational Partner is entitled to one vote, regardless of
the number of attendees from that Partner.
C. The outcome of voting shall be determined by a simple majority
of those voting

VII. Steering Committee Responsibilities

A. The Steering Committee is responsible for setting the
overall policy direction for the BC Partners including determining the topical
areas to be addressed in community conversations

• Topics shall reflect the input from the Partners and the community.

• The Steering Committee will carry out extensive study and research
in both identifying topical areas and developing the approach for
the community conversation, including securing experts to support
the event.

• The Steering Committee will oversee, administer and support the
conversation events.

B. The Steering Committee will be responsible for communicating and
engaging with the community and its institutions – both in preparation for
community conversations/forums and in sharing the outcomes and findings of
those forums through the creation of documents that reflect the findings and
community input. It will encourage Partners to do the same. Longer term, it will
encourage the community to address the findings. The Steering Committee will
facilitate community efforts to address the findings as appropriate when
requested.

VIII. RECORDS

The BCPDRP records are written by the secretary (or designee) and will be
stored on an appropriate digital site determined by the Steering Committee in
consultation with the Tech Committee. The records include the following:

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