SUBJECT
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Appoint Edwin Moran to serve as a member of the Community Relations Advisory Council (CRAC) for a four-year term beginning September 17, 2024, and ending September 17, 2028
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DESCRIPTION
PURPOSE: Advise and assist the BoCC, other organizations and governmental agencies in creating educational programs, projects, and/or campaigns devoted to the elimination of group prejudice, racial tension, intolerance and all forms of discrimination in Polk County
CREATING AUTHORITY: Resolution enacted February 2, 1993, and amended December 21, 1993
APPOINTMENTS: Twenty-one-member council appointed by BoCC representing African-American, Hispanic, Asian-American, or other racial minorities or physically impaired people, citizens having other interests including such areas as economic development, equal employment, affordable housing, retail merchandising, management, real estate, banking and finance, and law enforcement. A County Commissioner is required to serve on the council. A private citizen or a staff person may not be appointed in lieu of a County Commissioner.
TERM OF OFFICE: Four-year term
REASON FOR APPOINTMENT: Fill vacant seat.
RECOMMENDATION
Appoint Edwin Moran to serve as a member of the Community Relations Advisory Council for a four-year term beginning September 17, 2024, and ending September 17, 2028
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact
CONTACT INFORMATION
Kandis Baker-Buford, Equity and Human Resources Director
KandisBuford@polk-county.net