Unlisted topics notify users if their posts are linked

Yep, so that’s well outside the scope or purpose of unlisted topics. This isn’t a bug, it’s not the right tool for the job at all.

Create a category for your committee drafts, assign a group which represents the members to said category and draft everything there.

Once the post is final, recategorize it out of the protected category into whatever public category you wanted it in.

Shared drafts are also a thing, but it still requires the use of categories and groups:

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