Los Alamos Inclusivity Task Force finalizing working‑group templates, aims for council presentation June 24

The Los Alamos Inclusivity Task Force reviewed an interim presentation and a two‑page working‑group template and set deadlines to collect working‑group assessments that will feed a presentation to the County Council scheduled for June 24.

Task force staff and sponsors asked each working group to populate a two‑page template with accomplishments, key objectives for 2025, meeting frequency, membership, challenges to doing the work, and a plan for the next six months. The chair asked that completed templates be returned by June 13 so staff could compile and scrub them prior to the council presentation.

What members can request: Task force members discussed potential formal requests to the council that could be developed from the working groups’ findings. Ideas raised included asking the county to create permanent email accounts for task force members on the county domain (to help centralize task‑force communications), providing technical assistance or staff time for data analysis and survey design, and developing a job description or scope for any future full‑time employee who might coordinate inclusivity work after the task force concludes.

Resources and support. County staff advised members that the county can provision task‑force email accounts on the county domain and pointed to existing resources: the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) repository and the county’s contract with Polco for community‑survey support. Staff encouraged working groups to consult with the county’s public information officer and staff before launching formal surveys so efforts can be coordinated and use existing survey mechanisms where appropriate.

Working‑group updates and logistics. Working groups described near‑term plans: an accessibility group will tour the White Rock library and senior center and tabling at a June 13 community event; an economic equity group is exploring reducing or waiving rental application fees; the cultural/BIPOC group plans outreach at community events and to tribal partners and will seek guidance on surveys; and the LGBTQ+ group plans tabling and targeted outreach. Several members requested county help with data analysis so groups can combine existing quantitative datasets with qualitative community feedback.

Timeline. The task force chair asked working groups to return completed templates by June 13. Staff confirmed the council presentation is scheduled for June 24 and advised the task force that, if it wants a charter extension or other formal action, it should consider taking a formal recommendation at the task force meeting before the council presentation so county staff can prepare a charter modification item for council consideration.

Closing items. Members asked that future meetings include discussions with the county attorney or legal staff about confidentiality and legal protections for social‑service clients, and possibly a presentation on how local law enforcement handles immigration‑related inquiries. The task force adjourned after approving minutes and closing the meeting.