Tumwater Equity Commission holds inaugural meeting, elects chair and vice chair

Michael Snow was elected chair of the City of Tumwater’s inaugural Equity Commission and Bonnie Turner was chosen as vice chair during the commission’s first orientation meeting, staff said.

Kelly Adams, assistant city administrator and the commission’s staff liaison, opened the meeting and described the commission’s advisory role to Tumwater’s City Council. “By the end of this meeting, we will have a chair, a vice chair, and hopefully we will all understand a little bit better about what we need to do to really get going,” Adams said, laying out a 30‑day homework plan for reviewing draft bylaws and a proposed work plan.

Commissioners spent the bulk of the meeting introducing themselves and describing motivations for volunteering. Tina Crary recalled her family’s experience with…