Racial Equity Committee approves agenda and March 4 minutes, elects new executive officers

The Racial Equity Committee opened its meeting by approving the evening's agenda and adopting the March 4 meeting minutes. A member moved to approve the agenda and Meredith seconded; members indicated assent by virtual hand-raises and the chair recorded approval.

The committee then proceeded to elect officers for the upcoming year. The chair announced a vacancy in the vice chair position and presented the ballot showing Shante Gordon Harvey for secretary-treasurer, an open vice chair slot, and candidates for chair including the current chair and Dana Barlo. Multiple nominations followed: Dana Barlo was nominated and accepted for vice chair; Shante Gordon Harvey and Arty were both nominated for the secretary-treasurer slot and accepted.

Members briefly discussed the secretary-treasurer duties and whether using an automated "co-pilot" tool to capture notes would be feasible. Participants clarified that the meetings are recorded and that minutes are a scribed summary of key ideas, not verbatim transcripts. One member said the secretary should capture "big ideas" rather than full text.

The chair explained the voting procedure (raise-hand or reaction) and led the tallies. For the vice chair nomination the chair recorded six votes in favor. The chair announced the election results: Monique/Mon'nique Russell as chair, Dana Barlo as vice chair, Shante Gordon Harvey as secretary-treasurer, and Ry as part of the dual nomination for the secretary/treasurer role.

A member noted that the committee bylaws allow for separate secretary and treasurer positions (four officer slots) and argued for retaining that structure to provide redundancy and shared responsibilities for the executive board. The chair confirmed the results and closed the business on elections.

The meeting record indicates the motions to approve the agenda and to adopt the March 4 minutes passed and that the executive committee slate was elected as announced.