DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE


JOHNSON COUNTY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE

MONTHLY MEETING

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 9AM-10AM

Via Zoom Meeting

MEETING MINUTES

 

Members Present:  Dawn Alam, Ines Beltre, Donna Brooks, Brandon Davis, Keshia Fields, John Hannaford, Cindy Hudson, Fiona Johnson, Kate Klemstad, Laurie Nash, Annie Nugent, Jordan Plath, Lynn Rose, Ramonda Shelton, Lora Shramek, and Kelly Weston.

 

Introductions:  No Introductions

Approval of Minutes:   Approved

Next Meeting Date and Time:  Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Ice Breaker: Keshia had a list of 10 questions about Juneteenth.  We did a scavenger hunt to find the answers.

Budget Balance:  $1,072.91 remaining.  Have some left to pay in this fiscal year.


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June – Heather, Ines

July – (Independence Day, Bastille Day, International Non-Binary People’s Day, Eid al-Adha) –Kyle

August – (Women’s Equality Day, Obon, Hungry Ghost Festival, International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition) –Annie

Upcoming Events:

www.johnsoncountyiowa.gov/juneteenth

 

Other items not on the agenda – Will talk about FY22 budget at the next meeting.  Donna suggested we may be able to use some America Recovery Plan Act money for helping  communities with disparate impact from Covid-19.

 

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