Initial Report and Recommendations - Alaska Department of Law

. Commission staff. The Alaska Native Justice Center will serve asprimary staff for the Commission.c. Additional Support. The Commission recognizes that from time to timethose supporting and affected by the actions of the Commission shall becalled upon to assist with the work of the Commission. These mayinclude, but are not limited to, the Alaska Federation of Natives, RegionalNative Non-Profits, the Alaska Inter-Tribal Council, the Alaska CourtSystem, and the State of Alaska Departments of Health and SocialServices and Corrections.d. Work Groups. The Commission may establish Work Groups to addressspecific issues and develop options for consideration by the Commission.A Work Group may be chaired by a Commission member and liaisonsfrom the Commission to the Work Groups may be appointed at thediscretion of the Co-chairs. Work Groups are open to any Commissionmember and such other individuals as the Co-chairs believe wouldenhance the functioning of the Work Group. Work Groups are notauthorized to make decisions for the Commission as a whole. AllCommission members will be notified of all Work Group meetings by theCo-chairs.3. Commission Meetingsa. Quorum. A quorum shall consist of six (6) members. For purposes ofthis protocol, member means an appointee to the Commission or theappointee’s designated alternate who may participate in all deliberationsof the commission, and may vote. Alternates shall be designated inwriting by the Commissioner on a per meeting basis.b. Open meetings. While the Federal Advisory Committee Act does notapply to this Commission (see Section 112 (c), Division B, ConsolidatedAppropriations Act, 2004, P.L. 108-199), reasonable notice will be givenof the time and place of Commission meetings. As a general rule,Commission meetings and work group meetings will be open to thepublic. Invited individuals, including specialists, may participate inCommission or work group meetings as needed and appropriate.c. Public participation in meetings. Members of the public are encouragedto submit written presentations and exhibits. Periodic opportunity for oraltestimony will also be provided. Public testimony must be germane to thesubject matter under consideration by the Commission. The Co-chairsmay set a time limit for public testimony, for individual speakers, or forthe length of all public testimony and individual speakers, if it appearsnecessary. The time limit for individual speakers shall be uniform for allspeakers, and shall be strictly enforced. Speakers shall not have the rightto transfer their unused time to other speakers, but the Co-chairs may grantAlaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission - Page 33