Purpose: To act in an advisory capacity to the Keizer City Council and to advise on action for community engagement by:

• Listening to understand. Keizer wants to let everyone know we are all included when we talk about the Keizer community and are important for our community to thrive holistically,
• Using what is heard to create recommendations for action plan(s) for increasing community engagement and communication on progress in civic processes,
• Acting on the values included in the Resolution for Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

Tasks: To assist in developing action recommendations for community engagement in civic processes in the following areas:

• Collaboration with Council, other city committees, commissions and neighborhood associations to increase active participation and recommend culturally responsive actions,
• Collaboration with other organizations (historical/cultural/arts, business organizations, faith community, community based organizations, education, and additional sectors not usually included),
• Collaborating in community opportunities to have conversation, celebration, relationship building,
• Recommending additions or subtractions of national observances/ commemorative /heritage months,
• Help develop metrics and yearly report on tasks identified and the data needed to better understand culturally responsive provision of services and public participation,
• Assist in identifying leaders and build leadership capacity of under-represented and underserved communities.

City of Keizer's Inclusivity Statement: The City of Keizer regards all people with dignity and respect and strives to carry out these values in providing our services to all the people of Keizer.