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<br />Meeting Minutes <br />Tuesday, December 12, 2023 <br />6:00pm – 7:30pm <br />Microsoft Teams Virtual Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />Member Role Attendance <br />Commissioners <br />Lynn McGee (LM) Commissioner, Chair Present <br />Anjail Taylor (AT) Commissioner Present <br />Nathalie Volkheimer (NCV) Commissioner, Secretary Present <br />Ruby Garcia (RG) Commissioner Present <br />Jenn Sykes (JS) Commissioner, Vice Chair (via Teleconference) Present <br />Jemm Merritt – Feder (JM) Commissioner Present <br />Michael Fath (MF) Commissioner Present <br />Brooke Capps-Yaroni (BCY) Commissioner Present <br />Rhian Ford (RF) Commissioner Present <br />Tonya Jones (TJ) Commissioner Present <br />Absences: <br />Chris Barnes (CB) Commissioner Excused <br />Josh Ravitch (JR) Commissioner Excused <br />Orange County Staff <br />Shameka Fairbanks (SF) Commissioner, Chief Equity and Human Rights Officer Present <br />Melvyn Blackwell (MB) Inclusion Manager Present <br />Courtney McLaughlin (CM) Community Engagement & Outreach Coordinator Present <br />Rachel Collins (RC) Intake Specialist Present <br /> <br />Guests <br />Bonnie Hammersley Orange County Manager Present <br />Morgan Pierce Orange County Attorney’s Office Present <br /> <br />I. Call to order – Jenn Sykes, Vice Chair (6pm) <br />II. HRC Interview Debrief – Bonnie Hammersley (BH) <br />a. BH Reviewed the outcome of the interviews she has had with various commissioners <br />b. She clarified on some issues that arose around budget disclosures, representation on the Commission <br />and membership <br />c. Recommendations include improved communications, agenda development, and implementing <br />strategic planning <br />III. HRC Frequently Asked Questions – Morgan Pierce <br />a. Review of frequently asked questions regarding commissions, including meeting attendance, policies <br />and practices <br />b. Discussion regarding what constitutes commission business: committees, subcommittees and <br />discussion over email <br />IV. Minutes Approval – Lynn McGee, Chair <br />a. Minutes approval deferred for next meeting due to some amendments required <br /> i. MOVED: Lynn McGee <br /> ii. SECONDED: Michael Fath <br /> iii. DECISION: Carried