Title
Approve and adopt the proposed amended bylaws of the Equal Opportunity Advisory Commission, which includes the Commission's recommendation to change the name of the Commission to the Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights Advisory Commission.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and adopt the proposed amended bylaws of the Equal Opportunity Advisory Commission, which includes the Commission's recommendation to change the name of the Commission to the Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights Advisory Commission.
SUMMARY:
The Commission, previously named the Advisory Committee for Minority Employment was formed on July 11, 1972 by Resolution 72-274. On July 14, 1998, the Commission was renamed to the Equal Opportunity Advisory Commission.
The recommended bylaws revisions include the proposed name change, added responsibilities related to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, creates term limits for commissioners, and clarifies commission and commissioner responsibilities.
DISCUSSION:
In January 2018, the Board of Supervisors changed the name of the Equal Opportunity Office to the Civil Rights Office. In response to this change, the Equal Opportunity Advisory Commission voted to form an ad hoc committee to recommend changes to the Commission's bylaws and the Commission's name. The ad hoc committee met April 4, 2018 and May 8, 2018. Later, the Equal Opportunity Advisory Commission discussed and made recommendations on the bylaws on May 16, 2018 and June 20, 2018. The Commission approved the bylaws on October 17, 2018.
The ad hoc committee and the Commission deliberated about the recommended name change. The intent was to have a name that included civil rights, but was not an overstep of their main role of advising the Board of Supervisors on matters related to equal opportunity. For that reason, they settled on the name Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights Advisory Commission.
The other changes in the bylaws include al...
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