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County Administrator's Report 9. 3.

BCC Regular Meeting

Discussion

Meeting Date:	05/02/2019
Issue: Appointments to the Escambia-Pensacola Human Relations Commission
From:	TONYA GREEN
Department:	Neighborhood & Human Svcs
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning Appointments to the Escambia-Pensacola Human Relations Commission - Tonya Green, Neighborhood & Human Services Department Director

That the Board take the following action concerning appointments to the Escambia-Pensacola Human Relations Commission (EPHRC):

A. Appoint one Commissioner as a member of the EPHRC to serve a two year term, effective May 2, 2019, through May 1, 2021; and

B. Appoint four of the following individuals to serve as County appointees for a two year term, effective May 2, 2019, through May 1, 2021:

1. Ralph S. "Stan" Allsopp;
2. Wendy Casperson;
3. Bill Lewis;
4. Kimberly McClay;
5. Kafahni Nkrumah; or
6. Kathleen Wilks.

A Community and Media Relations General Alert was posted on March 12, 2019 seeking volunteer applicants for the EPHRC with a follow-up alert issued on April 4.

BACKGROUND:

The Escambia-Pensacola Human Relations Commission has been re-established under County Ordinance 2019-13 as approved by the Board on March 7, 2019, to provide the community with assistance in reviewing and resolving employment and fair housing discrimination complaints and improve community relations for persons in Escambia County. Under the new EPHRC structure, one County Commissioner must be appointed for a two year term to perform ex officio the functions of an additional office and four citizens must be appointed by the Board to serve as members for a two year term. The City will separately appoint one ex officio member from City Council plus three general members for two year terms.

Resumes of the general applicants are provided for review.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

Not applicable to this recommendation.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

Not applicable to this recommendation.

PERSONNEL:

Not applicable to this recommendation.

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

In accordance with Ordinance 2019-13, Board approval is required for all its appointments to the Escambia-Pensacola Human Relations Commission.

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

Per the recently approved ordinance, the Neighborhood Enterprise Division Manager will serve as staff liaison to the EPHRC and assist as needed to support the EPHRC board.

Attachments
Ralph Allsopp Resume
Wendy Casperson Resume
Bill Lewis Resume
Kimberly McClay Resume
Kafahni Nkrumah Resume
Kathleen Wilks Resume