The RAP Committee handles matters requiring city council approval pertaining to revisions to the city code, procedural rules of the city council, mayoral appointments, administrative hearings, boards and commissions, federal and state legislative affairs, intergovernmental matters outside the jurisdiction of other committees, governmental ethics and the allocation of ward project funds.

Committee of the Whole (COW) is a meeting in which two or more Committees meet together with all Committee members, up to and including the entire board. This meeting operates under Committee Meeting guidelines but allows for greater interactions between committees and board members.