REPORT TO TASK FORCE ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
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Action on Appointment of Younger Adult Advisory Member and Older Adult Advisory Member
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 (Subcommittee) recommendation and proposed timeline on holding interviews, similar to how the Task Force member vacancy recruitment was conducted, to select and appoint the two advisory members. The Task Force voted to refer the recruitment and selection of one (1) younger adult advisory member and one (1) older adult advisory member to the Subcommittee.
The application for the Younger Adult and Older Adult Advisory Member recruitment was released on July 16, 2021. Staff posted the application packet on the City's website landing page, Task Force website for two (2) weeks and promoted the recruitment on the City's social media platforms and communications channels. The application packet was also provided to the City's Senior Advisory and Youth Commissions, past Task Force member applicants, and the Task Force's Community Listening Survey participants who subscribed to Task Force updates.
A total of 29 applications were received, nine (9) of which were ineligible to serve as the applicant did not live within City boundaries. The applications of those eligible to serve are included with this report as Attachment 1. To narrow down the applicant pool, the Task Force thoroughly reviewed the applications, scoring each application from 1-10. The five (5) highest scoring Older Adult A...
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