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Resolution 2025-3558 for this Committee

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

1. 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.
2. Using what is heard to create recommendations for action plan(s) for increasing community engagement and communication on progress in civic processes.
3. Acting on the values included in the Resolution R2020-3135 for Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
4. To assist in developing action recommendations for Council approval 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, and community events.
• 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 underrepresented and underserved communities.

5.  Develop promotional content specific to outreach and engagement for Council consideration and approval.

Membership: The Committee shall consist of seven voting members. Each member shall be appointed by a member of the City Council.  The member shall be appointed to a position corresponding with the position of the Council member responsible for their appointment.  The Council will appoint a non-voting Council liaison to the Committee.  The Council may appoint a voting Youth Liaison to the Committee pursuant to the Council Rules of Procedure.  The Committee will be staffed by a non-voting staff liaison to be appointed by the City Manager.

Term of Office: Each member of the Committee shall be appointed for a two-year term.  The appointments will be announced and the term will begin at the first Council meeting in January of each odd numbered year, following the general election.  If an appointed member is unable to serve the term for which the member is appointed or an appointed member resigns prior to the completion of the term, the Council member responsible for this position shall appoint another individual to finish the term.  If a Council office is vacant for any reason, the replacement Council member may, at their option, replace the appointed member.  There will be no term limits for members of the Committee.

Chair and Vice-Chair: The Committee will elect the Chair and Vice-Chair at the first meeting of each calendar year.

Meetings: Members of the Committee shall establish a regular meeting date and shall meet as deemed necessary by the Chair. All meetings of the Committee shall follow Robert Rules of Order Newly Revised and the Oregon Public Meeting Laws.

There shall be an annual joint work session with Council.

Attendance: It is the duty of each member to attend at least 75% of the meetings each calendar year. When a member is unable to attend a meeting, the member shall notify the Chair. Members of the Committee may be removed by a two-thirds majority vote of the City Council.