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14 <br /> 1 Bonnie Hammersley said that the department is now called the Office of Equity and <br /> 2 Inclusion and that staff could attend. She said that it would be appropriate for the similar offices <br /> 3 in the school districts to attend. <br /> 4 Commissioner Fowler said she agrees with student government representatives. <br /> 5 Chair Price asked if it would be one or two from each school district. <br /> 6 Commissioner McKee expressed concern that the task force would be heavily weighted <br /> 7 towards the schools if four student positions were added. <br /> 8 Commissioner Hamilton asked for clarification. <br /> 9 Commissioner McKee said two students from each school district would be eight <br /> 10 representatives. He said that he prefers one from each school. He said that the commissioners <br /> 11 would appoint 6 of the positions on the task force. He felt that it would be a fairer weighting of the <br /> 12 positions. <br /> 13 Commissioner Fowler suggested one student and an alternate in case the student could <br /> 14 not attend a meeting. <br /> 15 Commissioner Hamilton said that having students could provide a diversity of views on <br /> 16 the task force. <br /> 17 Commissioner McKee said that this commission will only be appointing six positions <br /> 18 because the schools will select their representatives. <br /> 19 Commissioner Greene said she understood Commissioner McKee's concerns. <br /> 20 Commissioner Richards said that student views are very important and that often their <br /> 21 voices are not heard. She felt that having two students from each district were important. <br /> 22 Commissioner Bedford suggested adding an At-Large appointment to give a broader <br /> 23 community base. <br /> 24 Commissioner McKee said that the shooting task force had only 8-10 members and was <br /> 25 not weighted toward any group. He said this would have four students and four school <br /> 26 representatives and being that this request came from the schools, it would be heavily weighted <br /> 27 toward the schools. He said that having a lot of members gets unwieldy. He said that having a <br /> 28 large group can create an environment where coalitions form. <br /> 29 Chair Price said that students from both districts would represent diversity in voices. <br /> 30 Commissioner McKee said he would not suggest making the task force smaller than what <br /> 31 is proposed. He said he is concerned about the task force getting too large. <br /> 32 Commissioner Hamilton asked if the Board would consider holding the conversation on <br /> 33 the composition until a charge is created. She said the charge could inform the composition of <br /> 34 the task force. <br /> 35 Commissioner Bedford said that there might not be recommendations but hopefully so. <br /> 36 Commissioner Hamilton said the task force will follow that they will make an agreement <br /> 37 on the recommendation based on their guidelines about how decisions were made. <br /> 38 Chair Price asked if representatives from the Office of Equity and Inclusion or Juvenile <br /> 39 Courts were needed on the task force. <br /> 40 The Board agreed by consensus that representation from those departments was not <br /> 41 needed. <br /> 42 Chair Price noted that they do not have a draft charge. She asked if rather than trying to <br /> 43 compose it at the meeting, if two commissioners would like to draft it. <br /> 44 Commissioner Hamilton and Commissioner McKee said they would work together to draft <br /> 45 a charge and come back at a later meeting for the Board to vote on. <br /> 46 Commissioner Richards asked for information about the timeline. She said she would <br /> 47 want to see recommendations by the end of the current school year. <br /> 48 Commissioner Bedford said she would want there to be a facilitator <br /> 49 <br />