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Marsha recommended that the Drafting Committee take these ideas into <br />consideration and return to the group with recommendations. She said there is <br />clearly a range of opinions from having a formal, appointed council to an <br />advisory group that might operate the umbrella of SJMA. <br />Thurman said when a committee or council is chartered in legislation, it falls <br />under the auspices of the federal Advisory Committee Act. The Secretary of <br />Agriculture appoints the members. One benefit of this method is that it <br />establishes that the group will exist even if a new forest supervisor doesn't want <br />it. Thurman said the question is whether the Workgroup wants something that is <br />"homegrown" but with less of a guaranteed existence. He likes the idea of a <br />group that has an MOU with the Forest Service, but every such MOU he's seen <br />has included a provision that the group can be dissolved with 30 days' notice. It's <br />a trade -off. <br />It was asked how to make the group more influential. Thurman said the more <br />effective a group is, the more influence it will have. He said any government <br />agency will gladly take advantage of advisory groups if they provide useful input. <br />Next meeting: There will be no October meeting. The next meeting will be <br />Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 6:30 p.m., at the Durango Recreation Center. <br />5 <br />