Joint Inclusion Committee Regular Meeting of the Joint Inclusion Committee - Hybrid Meeting Format, in-person at City Hall with Virtual/Online participation via WebEx
JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) MEETING AGENDA AUGUST 23rd, 2023 REGULAR MEETING of the JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23rd, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. CST AUSTIN CITY HALL, BOARDS & COMMISSIONS ROOM 301 W. 2ND STREET, AUSTIN, TX 78701 MEETING AGENDA This meeting is being held in a hybrid format, and some members of the Commission may be participating by video conference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or via telephone. Remote speakers must register in advance (August 22nd by 12pm-Noon CST). All public comments will occur at the beginning of the meeting and public speakers will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. To speak or attend remotely, residents must contact the Equity Office’s Business Process Consultant, Jeremy Garza, no later than 12pm-noon (CST) on Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023. Please telephone call at (512) 978-1797 and/or email jeremy.garza@austintexas.gov. The information required is the speaker’s name, the item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address, and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). CURRENT JIC MEMBER COMMISSIONS & REPRESENTATIVES: Member Commission: African American Resource Advisory Commission Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Commission for Women Primary Representative: Alternate Representative: Serita Fontanesi Antonio Ross Hanna Huang Nayer Sikder Juliana Gonzalez Richard Bondi Commission on Aging Commission on Immigrant Affairs Miriam Dorantes Early Childhood Council Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission Human Rights Commission Leonor Vargas Amanda Afifi (Chair) VACANT Rebecca Austen Teresa Ferguson Melissa Ortega Eliza Gordon Ivana Neri Morgan Davis LGBTQ+ Quality of Life Advisory Commission Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities VACANT VACANT Jennifer Powell Elizabeth Meyer JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) MEETING AGENDA AUGUST 23rd, 2023 MEETING AGENDA PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first ten speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the COMMITTEE’s REGULAR MEETING on JULY 26th, 2023. DISCUSSION ITEM 2. Discussion on gathering questions for the City Manager’s Office regarding the changes to the telework policy for city personnel; the hiring process for a new Director for the Office of Police Oversight, a new Chief Equity Officer, and the search for a new permanent city manager; and about the organizational changes the City Manager would like to make …
JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 23rd, 2023 JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) REGULAR MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23rd, 2023 The JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE convened in a REGULAR meeting on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23rd, 2023, at CITY HALL, BOARDS & COMMISSIONS ROOM #1101, 301 W 2ND STREET in AUSTIN, TEXAS. Chair AMANDA AFIFI called the JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE MEETING to order at 3:04pm CST. Commissioners in Attendance: Hispanic/Latino Quality-of Life-Resource Advisory Commission: Amanda Afifi (Chair) Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: African American Resource Advisory Commission: Serita Fontanesi Asian American Quality-of-Life Advisory Commission: Nayer Sikder Commission for Women: Julie Glasser Commission on Aging: Richard Bondi Commission on Immigrant Affairs: Miriam Dorantes Early Childhood Council: Leonor Vargas Human Rights Commission: Morgan Davis Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities: Jennifer Powell Commissioners Absent: LGBTQ+ Quality-of-Life Advisory Commission: VACANT Staff in Attendance: Equity Office, Business Process Consultant – Jeremy Garza JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 23rd, 2023 MEETING MINUTES PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first ten speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the COMMITTEE’s REGULAR MEETING on JULY 26th, 2023. The minutes from the REGULAR meeting of JULY 26th, 2023 were approved on COMMISSIONER RICHARD BONDI’s motion, COMMISIONER JULIE GLASSER’s second on a 9 – 0 vote. Discussion on gathering questions for the City Manager’s Office regarding the changes to the telework policy for city personnel; the hiring process for a new Director for the Office of Police Oversight, a new Chief Equity Officer, and the search for a new permanent city manager; and about the organizational changes the City Manager would like to make to the Equity Office, Civil Rights Office, Small & Minority Business Resources Department, Office of Sustainability, and the Resilience Office. Hiring Question: What is the timeline to fill the vacant positions and those being held interim positions? Hiring Question: Will there be community input or community participation in the hiring process or feedback? Hiring Question: Do they envision a need to change or modify the posting for the vacant positions before starting the hiring process? Concern that reclassification slows down the process more. Hiring Question: What will public communication look like throughout the process since these are such high-profile roles? DISCUSSION ITEM 2. JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) MEETING …
