RCRC Ad Hoc Advisory Committees play an important role in the periodic review and consideration of issues impacting our rural counties. This year, RCRC currently has three active Ad Hoc Advisory Committees, with a proposal for a fourth anticipated in the coming weeks.
The Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Carrier of Last Resort was established to share feedback and information RCRC’s legislative and regulatory efforts on COLR rules that ensure reliable, equitable, access to telecommunications services in rural counties, review telecommunications policy principles for potential updates, and to be a venue to discuss advocacy efforts and strategies with State and/or Federal agencies and legislative representatives. The Advisory Committee has met throughout the past several months and reviewed Assembly Bill 470 (McKinnor). One additional meeting is expected before the group’s work is concluded. RCRC Policy Leads: Tracy Rhine and Leigh Kammerich
The Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on the Williamson Act was reconstituted in June 2025 to provide feedback related to Assembly Bill 1156 (Wicks), and to be a venue for conversations with stakeholders. The Ad Hoc Advisory Committee has held multiple meetings over the past several weeks. RCRC Policy Lead: John Kennedy
The Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Public Sector Recruitment and Retention will share feedback to inform policy solutions, public sector workforce legislative, regulatory, and budget priorities, identify potential strategies for the next iteration of the RCRC Strategic Plan, review the relevant policy principles for updates, and be a venue for related conversations with stakeholders, educations, State and Federal agencies and legislative representatives. The first meeting of this group will take place in mid-August. RCRC Policy Lead: Sarah Dukett
At the RCRC Board of Directors meeting in August, the board will consider a proposal to establish a Predatory Species Management Ad Hoc Advisory Committee, as issues surrounding predatory species have been persistent and have grown increasingly pervasive for several RCRC member counties. RCRC Policy Lead: Staci Heaton
For additional information, contact the RCRC Policy Leads listed above or reach out to RCRC Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Mary-Ann Warmerdam.