without public support are these committees irrelevant
http://mgx.com/blogs/2012/05/06/are-the-structure-and-governance-advisory-committees-irrelevant/
I would say Yes. The BOC committees are irrelevant, because they do not get a vote on the issue. Committee's are not a power position, that authority belongs to the BOC. They make these decisions and the people have the power of recall or to file a Referendum, so if the people are paying attention they will not get fooled.
ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION???