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Commission told of procurement-standards board nominee; vote deferred to next meeting
Summary
The commission received a questionnaire from a nominee, Raheem (Rahim) Buford, to fill a vacancy on the procurement standards board and was asked to consider his appointment at the next meeting; proponents highlighted the nominee's justice-impacted background.
Commissioners were presented with a questionnaire for a nominee to the city's Procurement Standards Board and were asked to consider the candidate at the next meeting. Staff said the commission received a submission from Raheem Buford to fill the seat vacated by Larry Shirley and suggested commissioners review the questionnaire and prepare to vote or to question the nominee in person at a future meeting.
The presenter said the commission had been granted authority to appoint a member to the Procurement Standards Board and that one longstanding gap on that board had been the presence of a justice-impacted person. "One of the things that have always been missing on that board is a justice impacted person," the presenter said, recommending Raheem Buford as a candidate who "since their incarcerations ... have done with their lives" and would add perspective.
No formal vote was taken. Staff asked commissioners to review the candidate materials and said the commission could invite the nominee to attend a meeting for questioning prior to a vote. The item was informational and procedural: it conveyed a nomination and scheduled a possible action for the next meeting, rather than effecting an appointment during the session.
Commissioners did not take a binding vote at the meeting; staff indicated the matter would return on the agenda with the nominee's questionnaire available for review.
