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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the Date: August 10, 2007
City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Subj ect: Equal Opportunity Advisory
Board
References: September 11, 2007 Agenda
Enclosures: List of members
The Equal Opportunity Advisory Board was created to review and recommend to the City Commission
the adoption of amendments/revisions to the City's affirmative action plan. The board also reviews
employment policies and practices of the City and makes recommendations to the Department of Human
Resources.
Three (3) appointments are required at this time:
• Chairman Gonzalez has two (2) nominations for seats currently held by:
1. Vacancy (due to the resignation of Albena Sumner).*
2. Miriam Urra, incumbent and whose term expired May 10, 2007, has exceeded
the number of allowed absences (5 absences in 2006, and 6 in 2007) and
would require a 4/5ths waiver of attendance.
• Vice Chairman Sanchez has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Rebeca Alvarez -Mena, incumbent, has exceeded the number of allowed
absences (7 absences in 2007) and would require a 4/5ths waiver of
attendance.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said board. By copy
of this memorandum, we are requesting the Agenda Office to place this issue on the September
11, 2007 Commission agenda. *This matter was deferred from the December 14, 2006, February
8, 2007, May 10, 2007 and June 14, 2007 Commission meetings.
PAT:pb
c: Gail Dotson, Assistant City Attorney
Elvi Alonso, Agenda Coordinator
Maria Ferrer-Miralles, Equal Opportunity/Diversity Programs Administrator
Sam Mason, Chairperson