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Volunteer Coordinating Committee favors council appointments for CDC, tables formal recommendation until joint work session
Summary
Keizer’s Volunteer Coordinating Committee (VCC) discussed whether the Community Diversity Engagement Committee (CDC) should be appointed by City Council or vetted by the VCC, reached a consensus favoring council appointments, and voted to table any formal recommendation until a joint work session with council and CDC members.
The Keizer Volunteer Coordinating Committee on Oct. 10 discussed whether appointments to the Community Diversity Engagement Committee should continue to be made by individual councilors or be vetted and voted on by the VCC. After an extended discussion about turnover, outreach and application procedures, the committee reached a consensus that council appointments should remain in place and voted to table a formal recommendation pending a joint work session with the city council and the CDC.
"I think what I heard is that you would prefer that the CDC members stay as appointed by the city councilor," Dawn Valen, chair of the Volunteer Coordinating Committee, said during the meeting. "So I'm seeing all of your heads nod. Yes. So to me,…
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