HomeMy WebLinkAboutCDN 2019-06-11 Item 2D - Handout Distributed at Meeting - Appointment Process for Boards and CommissionsCommunity Development & Neighborhoods Committee
Supplemental Information for June 11, 2019 Meeting
Suggestions made at June 6 Equity & Social Justice Commission Meeting
• Ask high school interns and the Civics instructor to help promote youth position
openings
• Survey existing Board & Commission members on demographics to gain a better
understanding of who is serving
• Add demographic information to the application form to track this information going
forward
• Use Community Connectors to promote openings and explain the function of boards
& commissions
• Share openings with community -based organizations, e.g. Global 2 Local, Somali
Health Board, Congolese Network, Para los Ninos
• Outreach through faith -based communities
• Tap into Parks & Rec staff and facilities to get the word out to their users (incl.
seniors and youth)
• Promote openings at events such as Night out Against Crime, See you in the Park,
and Teen Summer Kick-off
• Include the business community/Chamber
• Provide information describing the positions and responsibilities in greater detail
• Find opportunities to ask people "have you heard about boards & commissions
volunteer opportunities" and identify barriers
• Engage with parents at school events
Additional information: City staff will be sharing information about board openings at the June
27, 2019 Community Connectors meeting and at the Healthy King County Coalition's Leadership
Training on June 29. Five residents are participating in the latter.
PERSONAL INFORMATION (OPTIONAL)
The King County Council and the King County Executive are committed to inclusiveness and outreach to
all King County residents to ensure that King County boards and commissions are reflective of the
community we serve. Providing information in the section below is voluntary but will assist in achieving
this goal.
How do you identify?
Race/Ethnicity:
Gender:
Sexual Orientation:
Preferred Pronoun:
(he/him; she/her;
they/them, etc.)
Do you have a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act? (Please type an "X" in
the boxes that apply to you)
Yes
No
Generation Range (Please tyan "X" to the right of the age range that applies to you):
30 or younger 31-41 42-52 53-63 64-74 75 or older