As a functioning committee, the following guidelines will prevail:

1. (1) Committee meetings will be open to the public and subject to public notice.
2. (2) The committee will decide the time and place of the meetings, elect a chairperson and develop the meeting agenda in consultation with the developer.
3. (3) When the committee is considering the merits of a site search, the committee may recommend additional members to the developer to represent host communities as the search for a site narrows.
4. (4) The committee will communicate regularly with the public through public announcements and a mailing list, and the expenses of this communication will be paid by the developer.