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Election of the Chair and Vice Chair of the MLK Jr. Celebration and Juneteenth Celebration Advisory Committee.
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Meeting Date: July 17, 2024
Contact Person/Dept: Adam Ferguson/PRCS Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-6685
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-mail) Meetings and Agendas - Parks, Recreation & Community Service Commission (07/11/2024); (E-mail) Parks, Recreation & Community Service Department Updates (07/11/2024)
Department Approval: Ted Stevens, PRCS Director (07/11/2024)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the MLK Jr. Celebration and Juneteenth Celebration Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee) selects the Chair and Vice Chair of the Advisory Committee for the 2024-2025 term.
REORGANIZATION 2023
Selection of the Chair and Vice Chair
At the first meeting at the beginning of the fiscal year, the Advisory Committee selects a Chair and Vice Chair. The Advisory Committee does not have a formal policy for the selection of the Chair and Vice Chair. Traditionally the Vice Chair becomes the Chair and the Member with the most seniority becomes the Vice Chair. However, being the first meeting of the Advisory Committee, the selection of Chair and Vice Chair is at the discretion of the Advisory Committee Members.
Below is each Committee Member’s seat number with their associated term:
Seat Number 1: Karena Bibbins-Mceever - First full-term of three years expires June 30, 2027
Seat Number 2: Lisa Gordon Cain - First full-term of three years expires on June 30, 2027.
Seat Number 3: Curtis Raynor - First full-term of three years expires June 30, 2027
Seat Number 4: Andrew Weiss - First full-term of three years expires June 30, 2027
Seat Number 5: David Duval - First full-term of four years expires June 30, 2028
Seat Number 6: Christian Green - First full-term of four years expires June 30, 2028
Seat Number 7: Latoya Hearns - First full-term of four years expires June 30, 2028
Seat Number 8: Carissa Joy Smith - First full-term of four years expires June 30, 2028
Seat Number 9: Amber Kearney - First full-term of four years expires June 30, 2028
A. Nominations of the Chair and Vice Chair
In the absence of a chairperson, the secretary announces that this is the time and place to receive nominations for Chair, calls for nominations, closes the nominations, and calls for the vote.
Recommended Motion: MLK Jr. Celebration and Juneteenth Celebration Advisory Committee selects Committee Member ___________________as Chair of the MLK Jr. Celebration and Juneteenth Celebration Advisory Committee 2024/2025.
B. New Chair Opens Nominations for Vice Chair
The new Chair then announces that this is the time and place to receive nominations for Vice Chair, calls for nominations, closes the nominations, and calls for the vote.
Recommended Motion: That the MLK Jr. Celebration and Juneteenth Celebration Advisory Committee selects Committee Member ________________ as Vice Chair of the MLK Jr. Celebration and Juneteenth Celebration Advisory Committee 2024/2025.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this discussion.
ATTACHMENTS
None.
MOTIONS
That the MLK Jr. Celebration and Juneteenth Celebration Advisory Committee:
Elect the Chair and Vice Chair of the MLK Jr. Celebration and Juneteenth Celebration Advisory Committee.