AGENDA CATEGORY: General Business
SUBJECT:
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An Ordinance of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Erie Amending Title 3 of the Erie Municipal Code by the Addition of a New Chapter 6, to Establish a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Board
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DEPARTMENT: Administration
PRESENTERS: Malcolm Fleming, Town Administrator
TIME ESTIMATE: 15 Minutes
only required for non-consent items
FISCAL INFORMATION: N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve the Ordinance to formally establish the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Board
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
On August 10th, the Town began soliciting applications for volunteers to serve on the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Advisory Board and by the August 21 deadline received 34 applications. On September 22, the Board of Trustees appointed 7 Founding Members to the Advisory Board.
Each of the Town's advisory boards has been formally established by the Board of Trustees with an ordinance to amend the Town Code and specify the purpose and duties, membership and other details. In this case, the Board wanted the Founding Members to have an opportunity to comment on the draft ordinance to ensure it reflected the Founding Members' perspectives on the terms, purpose and duties. The Founding Members reviewed the draft ordinance during their October 14 meeting and confirmed the terms for members, and the purpose and duties for the Advisory Board, which consist of the following:
Purpose: The purpose of the DEI Board is to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the Town generally and in the Town's municipal policies, procedures, practices and organizational culture.
Duties: The duties of the DEI Board are as follows:
1. To advise the Board of Trustees, by written report, in connection with matters relating to diversity, equity and inclusion and related activities.
2. To occasionally survey the community to understand local perspectives on the status of diversity,...
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