Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Committee Overview topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Shelby County Racial Equity Ad Hoc Committee reviews pillar progress and sets reporting timeline
Summary
At a Jan. 23 meeting, the Shelby County Racial Equity Ad Hoc Committee heard updates across housing, workforce and financial literacy pillars, discussed a medical-debt pilot and set dates to report to the county commission and to launch programs in February and March.
Chair Edmond Ford Jr. opened the racial equity ad hoc meeting on Jan. 23 and told participants the group's prior recommendations are preserved in resolution language to comply with federal rules. "Everything that we have done does adhere to the upper final rule," he said on the record.
Members then gave pillar-by-pillar reports. Housing partners detailed a March Black Developers Housing Summit and a June community receivership training; workforce presenters outlined program launches at Epicenter in February and sector-specific trainings beginning Feb. 19; financial-literacy partners described expanded school-based curriculum and summer boot camps for high-school students.
The group discussed a planned county report and resolution to accept the ad hoc's work at an upcoming commission meeting, and agreed to meet in April to prepare the presentation. Chair Ford said the committee will circulate templates and invited all commissioners and council members to participate in launches and briefings.
The meeting closed after logistical items, including outreach and marketing plans for directories, trainings and summits, and announcing the next committee meeting date to coordinate the March/April commission presentation.
