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AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET
Meeting Date: June 4, 2019
Item # o7
Reviewed By: (\i\11
Contact Name: Kathy Heard Department Director: M ni S'
Contact Number: Ext. 1023 City Manager:
Subject Approval to Waive the Resident Membership Requirement for New Appointment to
the Human Relations Diversity Board (3-year term)
Background Summary:
The Human Relations Diversity Board was created by Resolution in 2003. The purpose of this board is to
promote understanding, respect, goodwill, and equality among all citizens and businesses of the City of Ocoee.
Members of the Human Relations Diversity Board serve three-year terms. Currently the Human Relations
Diversity Board has nine (9) members, and their resolution allows no less than seven (7) members and no more
than thirteen (13) members.
One application has been received by Larry Dorsey, a City of Orlando resident, who has shown an interest in
being appointed to the Human Relations Diversity Board for a term ending May 2022. Currently there is one (1)
non-resident member, and the HRDB's resolution allows no more than three (3) non-residents. Mr. Dorsey has
provided a personal statement for consideration in granting the non-resident waiver.
Article III (B) entitled "Membership" of the HRDB Bylaws states the following:
"All persons who reside in Ocoee, who own real property in Ocoee, or who are owners of
businesses located in Ocoee shall be eligible for membership. The City Commission reserves
the right to waive the foregoing membership qualifications when the City Commission deems it
appropriate. In deciding whether to waive the basic membership requirements, the City
Commission shall consider whether the applicant can provide:
1. Representation of an ethic or cultural group not present on the Board;
2. Skills or perspectives not presently available from Board members; and/or
3. Strong links to groups with a similar mission or tangible support of Board activities.
The maximum number of non-residents on the Board at any time may not exceed three (3)
persons, and no non-resident may be appointed to fill the final vacant seat. Any applicant for
appointment to the Board who does not meet the general basis for membership must include a
personal statement explaining the reason for seeking appointment. The statement must contain
supporting evidence relevant to one or more of the three criteria for consideration in granting a
waiver."
Issue:
Should the Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners waive the residency requirement and consider appointing
Mr. Dorsey to the Human Relations Diversity Board with a term ending May 2022?
Recommendations:
Staff recommends that the Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners consider waiving the residency
requirement and appoint Mr. Dorsey to the Human Relations Diversity Board with a term ending May 2022.
Attachments:
Personal Statement from Mr. Dorsey
Article Ill (B) "Membership"
Board List
Board Application
Financial Impact:
None
Type of Item: (please mark with an"x")
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Heard, Kathy
From: Sibbitt, Melanie
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2019 1:47 PM
To: Heard, Kathy
Subject: FW: HRDB Application
Please attach to application.
Original Message
From: Larry D<mr.ldorsey@yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2019 12:06 PM
To:Sibbitt, Melanie<msibbitt@ci.ocoee.fl.us>
Subject: HRDB Application
May 26, 2019
To whom it may Concern,
My name is Larry W. Dorsey. I am the Pastor of the Bibleway Institutional Church 412 North Pine Hills Rd#C Orlando,
Florida 32811. I spoke with Mayor Johnson expressing the an interest in joining the Human Relations Diversity Board of
the City of Ocoee to helping make Ocoee a place for all people. My pass experiences are former Branch Manager of the
Boys and Girls Club of Central Florida. Former President of the Orlando Fights Back's Ivey Lane Community Corridor
where we reduce the crime by peaceful means closing the community bar into a takeout package store.
I was introduced to the HRDB by Ira Calloway when I was invited to do the invocation at the Martin Luther King,Jr
Celebration which i have done the last several years. It is with this submission that I seek membership with the City of
Ocoee Human Relations Diversity Board.
Respectfully Yours,
Larry W. Dorsey
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boards and committees, and who are representative of the diversity of the community, including
race, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and ethnic group. Members are expected to
attend Board meetings and participate in Board-sponsored events. Applicants for membership
should anticipate that participation will require considerable devotion of personal time. Effective
May 2014, all members shall serve a three (3) year term and may be reappointed, irrespective of
the number of terms previously served; however, to ensure that approximately one-third of the
authorized membership positions become vacant in any given year, the City Commission may
make appointments of one, two, and three years of service.
B. All persons who reside in Ocoee, who own real property in Ocoee, or who
are owners of businesses located in Ocoee shall be eligible for membership. Persons who were
convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude are ineligible. The City
Commission reserves the right to waive the foregoing membership qualifications when the City
Commission deems it appropriate. In deciding whether to waive the basic membership
requirements, the City Commission shall consider whether the applicant can provide:
1. Representation of an ethic or cultural group not present on the Board;
2. Skills or perspectives not presently available from Board members; and/or
3. Strong links to groups with a similar mission or tangible support of Board
activities.
The maximum number of non-residents on the Board at any time may not exceed
three (3) persons, and no non-resident may be appointed to fill the final vacant seat. Any
applicant for appointment to the Board who does not meet the general basis for membership
must include a personal statement explaining the reason for seeking appointment. The statement
must contain supporting evidence relevant to one or more of the three criteria for consideration
in granting a waiver.
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HUMAN RELATIONS/DIVERSITY BOARD
Created by Res. #2003-21 on 9/16/2003
Res. #2003-21 amended by Res. # 2004-11 changing quorum to 50%plus(1)one; amended by 2010-10(residency for
membership); amended by 2013-07 changing terms to 3 years and membership to 13; amended by 2015-014 altering and
clarifying membership qualifications; amended by 2016-009 clarifying processes.
No less than 7 members, no more than 13 members-(3 year terms)
Member District Email Term Expires
1. Ira Calloway n/a i.calloway@att.net May 2020
2. Nichole Dawkins 4 tajena5@aol.com May 2020
3. Sandria Foster 1 Fosteres3@yahoo.com May 2019
4. William Maxwell 2 wemaxcom@aol.com May 2019
5. Kathleen Crown 4 kathleen.crown@gmail.com May 2021
6. Rhonda Anderson-Robinson 1 rada64@aol.com May 2019
7. Billie Jean Daily 1 Billie.jeandaily@gmail.com May 2019
8. Lori Hart 4 Sislori@att.net May 2020
9. Jay Can 2 Jaycarr72@hotmail.com May 2021
10. Vacant
11. Vacant
12. Vacant
13. Vacant
COMMISSION LIAISON Non-voting members
Rusty Johnson Mayor 407-905-3100 ext. 9-1037
Mayor rjohnson@ocoee.org
RECORDING CLERK
Justin Mieras Support Services 407-905-3100 ext. 9-1505
Senior Administrative Assistant jmieras@ocoee.org
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
Al Butler, Director Support Services 407-905-3100, ext. 9-1543
abutler@ocoee.org
Doug Gaines, Assistant Director Support Services 407-905-3100, ext. 9-1503
dgaines@ocoee.org
APPLICATION FOR SERVING ON CITY BOARDS
Please use this form to apply for appointment to a citizen advisory or quasi-judicial board.
ilkii... lad,. Completed applications must be signed and submitted to the Ocoee City Clerk, 150 N. Lakeshore
Drive, Ocoee, FL 34761 or faxed to 407-905-3168. All submitted applications are public records
oC O e e under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes,and are open to inspection by all persons.
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Presently Serve on Quasi-judicial Board? [ ] Yes jAllo If yes, please describe
State law prohibits service on more than one quasi-judicial board or elected/appointed office.
Please indicate the board(s) for which you seek appointment by the City Commission. Financial disclosure
and/or background checks are required for certain citizen board members; see footnotes.
Citizen Advisory Council for Fire Dept.2 Parks & Recreation Advisory Board2
Citizen Advisory Council for Police Dept.2 Planning &Zoning Commission'
Code Enforcement Board' Personnel Board
General Employees' Retirement Trust Police Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement Trust
and Board of Trustees' Fund Board of Trustees'
Human Relations Diversity Board2
1 Financial disclosure forms must be submitted after appointment to a quasi-judicial board.
2 Background checks are required before a member may participate in public-contact events.
Have Attended at Least 1 Meeting of Requested Board(s)?eVrYes [ ] No You are strongly encouraged to
attend at least one meeting of any board for which you seek appointment prior to submitting your
application.
Please describe your qualifications for each board indicated above —I-, • T' '5,A b v\
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By my signature below, I attest that the information provided herein is true and correct, and I acknowledge
and agree that a background check will be required when my duties include contact with the public.
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submission. Please direct any questions to the Office of the City Clerk, 407-905-3105.