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to be collaborative. Commissioner Mahaley suggests further discussion <br /> offline if more clarification is needed. <br /> IV. County Updates <br /> A. Black History Month programming will be robust this year. Events are listed on the County <br /> Website. There will be a movie night to watch My Name is Pauli Murray at the Passmore <br /> Center and guests will be provided a promotional movie ticket to attend the Pauli Murray <br /> Awards on February 26th. The Pauli Murray Award ceremony flyers will be provided to <br /> Commissioners to promote the event. <br /> V. HRC Applications <br /> A. Six applications have been received for the HRC to consider for selection. There are four <br /> open seats available. The HRC agreed to prioritize diversity in the process of selection for <br /> the seats that are currently open. <br /> i. Commissioners have agreed to rate the applicants for selection and then make <br /> contact with each candidate (starting with the highest rate) to ensure interest, <br /> availability, and commitment to HRC before submitting names forward to the <br /> BOCC. <br /> B. Commissioner Mahaley will be in contact with Jameelah Merritte, Lynn McGee, Deborah <br /> Baker, and Josh Ravitch to share with each applicant information about the HRC and <br /> identify if they were still interested in proceeding. If all applicants agree to proceed, the <br /> HRC agrees to have those names submitted to the BOCC for approval. If any applicant <br /> decides not to proceed, Commissioner Mahaley will be in contact with Michael Delafield, <br /> then Brooke Capps-Yaroni until she can reach four applicants in agreement to proceed. <br /> VI. Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition MOU <br /> A. MOU provided to Commissioners. MOU was signed in 2021. MOU states that the HRC will <br /> provide support to the events the OCCRC puts forward. In December,James E. Williams Jr. <br /> requested HRC support for their efforts to recognize the anniversary of the Letter from a <br /> Birmingham Jail. Commissioners did not express any concerns about moving forward. <br /> VI I. MLK Day Support 2024 <br /> A. Commissioner Volkheimer met with the chair of the communications committee for the <br /> MLK Day event organizers. The organizers are seeking to develop a higher-profile event. <br /> Commissioner Volkheimer is interested in supporting the group in developing a stronger <br /> digital presence by sponsoring the cost of their webpage development, creating a digital <br /> presence for the group, and developing a handbook on the digital presence strategy to be <br /> handed over to someone internally to maintain. <br /> i. Discussion <br /> 1. Mr. Blackwell states that this proposed opportunity sounds similar in <br /> structure to the relationship the Office holds with the Community Dinner. <br /> The Office serves as a fiscal agent to the Community Dinner but the <br /> organizers maintain the organizational efforts. Commissioner Sykes <br /> expressed concerns regarding whether there would be any prohibitions <br /> because of church involvement in the organization's efforts. Commissioner <br /> Mahaley suggests that the HRC join the coalition and become a sponsor. <br /> With the HRC as a sponsor, Commissioner Volkheimer would be interested <br /> in personally volunteering to assist them with their digital presence. <br />