HomeMy WebLinkAbout24.06.10 - Minutes, Diversity and Inclusion CommitteeDiversity & Inclusion Committee Meeting
Meeting Minutes
Boonsboro Public Library - Community Room
Monday, June 10, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm
I. Call to Order - The meeting was called to order at 5:37 pm.
II. Attendance: ZSun-nee Matema, Terence Ngwa (Chair), Fatima Sakarya,
Angela Yamashita (vice-Chair via Zoom), Melissa Williams (ex officio,
BOE), Derek Harvey (in place of John Barr, ex officio, Board of
Commissioners)
Absent: Commissioner John Barr, Council member Tiara Burnett, Jeanine
Salifou, Eric Schwartz
III. Committee approved Agenda for meeting and Minutes for May 13, 2024
meeting.
IV. Old Business:
a. Outreach initiatives:
I Juneteenth holiday activities planned in Hagerstown
discussed. Committee agreed to reimburse anyone who attends the
Juneteenth gala at Doleman Black Heritage Museum, from 2023-24
budget.
2. Angela Yamashita and Fatima Sakarya agreed to attend the
Hagerstown Pride event on July 13, 2024.
3. In the interests of using the existing budget before the
expiration of the current fiscal year, a custom table cloth with the
Washington County - logo, and “Diversity and Inclusion Committee”
is going to be requested from local vendors, ex. BJ Custom Printing
and Tri-State. Fatima Sakarya agreed to obtain quotes and share
them with the entire committee for an email vote.
V. Listening Session with the community commenced around 5:55 p.m.
a. Members of the community appeared for the purpose of learning
more about the DI committee and were invited to discuss their
concerns. (5 individuals in attendance). Some of the issues
discussed were the mission statement of the DI Committee; the fact
that “equity” is missing from the Committee’s title; the meaning of
“equity” and its importance; the advisory role the committee
performs. The session was concluded around 6:45 p.m.
VI. Next meeting: Discussion over the Board of Commissioner’s schedule and
arranging the next DI committee meetings and listening tours so that they
track the Washington County Board of Commissioners’ meetings; the next
Commissioners meeting will be July 23, 2024 in Hancock, MD.
VII. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 6:45 pm.