At its Feb. 6 meeting, the Keizer Community Diversity Engagement Council elected Benita Picasso as chair and Carrie Brown as vice chair and approved corrected minutes that fixed a misspelling/misidentification of a member.

Benita Picasso was nominated for chair and approved by a voice vote after a brief nomination process; the council conducted a paper ballot procedure initially but moved to call for unanimous acclamation once only one nominee remained. After the vote, Picasso thanked the council: “Thank you for, the nomination and the vote. I am very excited,” she said.

Council members also corrected the draft minutes. Member Carrie Brown pointed out an error in the March 11 work session minutes where her name was recorded as “Carrie Wood.” The council moved to amend the minutes, Councilor Stephanie Cross seconded the motion, and the amended minutes were approved by voice vote.

Why it matters: Leadership selections determine who will run future meetings and guide follow-up work, including the calendar, definitions rollout and outreach assignments. Correct minutes ensure an accurate public record.

Details of the actions

- Chair election: Benita Picasso — nomination made and seconded; election confirmed by voice vote (acclamation). No numeric tally recorded in the transcript.

- Vice chair election: Carrie Brown — nomination seconded; approved by voice vote. Brown accepted the nomination.

- Approval of minutes: Motion to approve minutes with the correction replacing “Carrie Wood” with “Carrie Brown”; motion seconded by Councilor Stephanie Cross; approved by voice vote.

Provenance

topicintro: "We're gonna move on to, the election of the chair and vice chair." (transcript timestamp 98.13)

topfinish: "Motion passes." (transcript timestamp 281.07)