REPORT TO TASK FORCE ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
SUBJECT
Title
Introduction of Amendments to Task Force Bylaws
Report
BACKGROUND
At the April 12, 2021 Task Force on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Task Force) meeting, the Task Force voted to establish a subcommittee to develop a selection process for the appointment of a youth advisory member and senior advisory member to serve as non-voting, advisory members, and appoint Member Davis, Member Knaack, and Member Ma to the subcommittee ("Advisory Member Selection Subcommittee").
At the June 14, 2021 Task Force meeting, the Task Force reviewed the Advisory Member Selection Subcommittee's recommendation to select and appoint the two advisory members, and voted to refer the recruitment and selection of one young adult advisory member and one older adult advisory member to the subcommittee and authorize Chair Darius Brown to appoint the two members in consultation with the subcommittee on their recommended appointees.
Staff met with the subcommittee on June 25, 2021, to discuss next steps on the selection process and reported that the Task Force Bylaws would need to be amended in order for the Task Force to appoint the young adult advisory member and older adult advisory member, as discussed below.
DISCUSSION
The Task Force Bylaws as currently composed suggest that the two additional non-voting advisory positions are intended for high school and college students. As the Task Force has decided that its two advisory members will now be for one young adult and one older adult, staff recommends amending the language in Section 5 (Advisory Members") and Section 9 ("Voting") of the bylaws so that the Task Force can appoint the young adult and older adult advisory members. Proposed amendments include:
* Amending the language in Section 5 to state that the two additional non-voting members are intended to represent one young adult and one older adult, instead of high school and college students
* Amending th...
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