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Appointment to the Racial Equity Commission
PURPOSE: This item is to make an appointment to the Racial Equity Commission.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Wendy Welsh, Interim Town Clerk, 919-918-7310, wwelsh@carrboronc.gov
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
_X__ Race/Equity ____ Climate ____ Comprehensive Plan ____Other
Council Direction Statement
The Town Council follows the Advisory Board Recruitment and Appointment Policy which was adopted on 11-21-2017. Text amendments to this policy were approved by the Town Council on 12-1-2020 and 4-13-2021, respectively, to the section entitled "Composition" which related to expanding the racial and ethnic diversity on advisory boards and commissions. It should be noted that the Advisory Board Recruitment and Appointment Policy has been evaluated using the Racial Equity Lens tool which was finalized in May 2023. A copy of this completed lens is attached here as Attachment D.
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Information
INFORMATION: The Racial Equity Commission is composed of nine members (residents of the Town) appointed by Town Council which includes the following:
* One (1) voting liaison member shall be selected from the Affordable Housing Advisory Commission
* One (1) voting liaison member shall be selected from the Environmental Advisory Board
* One (1) voting liaison member shall be selected from the Economic Sustainability Commission
* One (1) voting liaison member shall be selected from the Carrboro Farmer's Market Board or BIPOC business owner
* Two (2) voting members shall have lived in the Town for at least twenty (20) years and be people of color
* Two (2) voting members shall have lived in the Town for at least ten (10) years and be people of color
* One (1) voting member shall be a youth member
Additionally, one non-voting, liaison member shall be the Town's Race & Equity Officer and two non-voting, liaison members shall be selected from the membership of the T...
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