REPORT TO TASK FORCE ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
SUBJECT
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Discussion and Action on Appointment of Member Vacancy
Report
BACKGROUND
On June 7, 2021, Chair Darius Brown submitted the attached letter of resignation from the Task Force, effective July 31, 2021, which created one (1) member vacancy on the Task Force on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Task Force).
At the August 9, 2021 Task Force on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Task Force) meeting, the Task Force directed staff to come back with the options that the Task Force has for appointing the current vacancy, with respect to established eligibility list approved by the City Council (Council) at their January 12, 2021 meeting. The Council approved the Task Force's recommendation to establish an eligibility list to fill future vacancies that would remain active for one (1) year. The applicants recommended to the eligibility list are those who made it to the last round of voting, but were not selected: Innae Park, Kevin Landis, and Gustavo Rangel. The applications of those on the Council-approved Eligibility List are included with this report as Attachment 1.
The purpose of establishing the eligibility list was to enable the Task Force to fill a vacancy, whether by automatically appointing or inviting applicants back to interview for a vacancy, without having to conduct a new recruitment knowing that there was a qualified pool to fill an unanticipated vacancy. The eligibility list streamlines the overall process and help with staff resources and timeframes to appoint to a member vacancy.
Staff reached out to the three applicants on the established eligibility list to inquire if there was still an interest to serve on the commission. Two of the three applicants, Kevin Landis and Gustavo Rangel, expressed an interest to continue in the process of being re-interviewed. Innae Park withdrew her name from consideration.
DISCUSSION
The Task Force must determine how to proceed with filling the on...
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