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Housing committee gives Civic Engagement Commission six months to revive membership
Summary
City staff described declining participation on the Civic Engagement Commission and proposed recruitment, bylaw and onboarding changes; the committee agreed to let staff try strategies and report back in roughly six months.
Aurora City staff told the Housing Committee on Tuesday that the Civic Engagement Commission has dwindled to only two active members and needs a targeted recruitment and governance refresh, and committee members agreed to give staff roughly six months to implement new strategies and report back.
City staff member Jesse, who has been attending commission meetings since joining the City, told the committee the commission has struggled with quorum and “highly inactive members.” He said staff and the commission’s two active members, Emma and Glenn, have been working on a package of steps to clarify mission and scope, improve onboarding, and pursue targeted outreach.
The commission’s bylaws currently require 80% attendance for an active member, Jesse said; staff is contacting inactive members to confirm whether they wish to remain and is preparing proposed bylaw language to make expectations clearer. "In order to be an…
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