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UM, THANK YOU.[Dallas Commission on Disabilities on March 28, 2023]
UM, I WANT TO CONFIRM 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.COMMISSIONER WHITE MAKES SIX SHARE.
WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND START THE OFFICIAL PORTION.
HELLO EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO THE MARCH, 2023 COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES.
I WOULD LIKE TO STATE FOR THE RECORD THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PRESENT AT THE START OF THE MEETING.
UH, WE HAVE OUR VICE CHAIR, UM, WE ALSO HAVE COMMISSIONER REVE.
WE ALSO HAVE COMMISSIONER, UM, WHITE AVAILABLE ONLINE.
WE HAVE COMMISSIONER OLSON, AND WE HAVE COMMISSIONER SHAW.
BASED ON THE ATTENDEES WHO ARE CURRENTLY PRESENT, WE HAVE REACHED FORUM CHAIR.
I'LL NOW TURN THINGS OVER TO YOU TO AS TO OFFICIALLY BEGIN THE MEETING.
THE TIME IS 2:06 PM AND THIS IS THE MEETING OF THE CITY OF DALLAS COMMISSIONER ON DISABILITY.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
DOES EVERYONE HAVE A COPY OF THE AGENDA AND WE WILL PROCEED AS RENTON.
THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS REGISTERED FOR TODAY'S MEETING? CHAIR? WE HAD NO OFFICIAL SPEAKERS REGISTERED TO SPEAK TODAY.
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AS AMENDED FOR A TYPO.
UM, DO I HAVE A SECOND FOR THE AMENDMENT? FOR THE TYPO? I SECOND.
UM, I WAS GONNA ASK, WERE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS NEEDED? THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO MY ATTENTION.
SO WE HAVE MOVED TO AMEND THE A MINUTES, SO MINUTES WILL BE APPROVED ONCE THE, UM, TYPO IS CORRECTED.
CHAIR, I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT COMMISSIONER WHITE HAS HER HAND RAISED IN VIRTUAL WORLD.
COMMISSIONER, UH, I NOTICED THAT, I KNOW AT THE LAST MEETING WHEN YOU DID ROLL CALL, YOU ALSO INCLUDED, UH, THE ADVISORS AND THAT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES.
UM, STAFF DID MENTION THAT WE MET QUORUM.
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE MINUTES TO BE APPROVED FOR FEBRUARY? I AM TALKING ABOUT THAT.
AND ON THE MINUTES YOU HAVE, UH MM-HMM.
THERE WAS A DISCUSSION IN REFERENCE TO THAT, OR STAFF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR, UM, INDICATING WHO THE COMMISSIONS ARE EXECUTED UPON MYSELF TO ACKNOWLEDGE EACH COMMISSIONER SINCE WE ARE A NEW COMMISSION, WE CAN INCLUDE THAT IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR THOSE NAMES TO BE PUBLIC.
UM, I HAVE NO QUARRELS WITH THAT, SO WE WOULD HAVE TO GET A SECOND MOTION TO INCLUDE THAT AS WELL.
IS THERE A SECOND MOTION? I'LL SECOND.
SO WE NOW HAVE A SECOND MOTION TO INCLUDE THOSE NAMES FOR THE ROLL CALL FROM THE, UH, MINUTES FROM OUR FEBRUARY MEETING FOR THOSE MINUTES TO BE APPROVED.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER CORRECTIONS TO BE NOTED? THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS OFFICER REPORTS.
I WILL BEGIN WITH ANY UPDATE ON MY ACTIVITIES AS CHAIR ON MARCH, UH, THE EIGHTH.
I DID A TOUR HERE AT CITY HALL TO OBSERVE THE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THOSE PERSONS, UH, WITH DISABILITIES.
UM, MAKING SURE THERE WERE SIGNAGE SIGNS IN PLACE, UM, THE SYMBOLS, MAKING SURE WE HAD BRAILLE, UH, GREAT TOUR.
I WOULD STRONGLY, UM, SUGGEST THAT ALL THE COMMISSIONERS DO THAT THEMSELVES SO THAT YOU CAN BE AWARE OF WHAT THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS LOOK LIKE, WHERE THEY SHOULD BE.
THAT WAY IF THERE IS ANY QUESTION OR CONCERN OR EVEN YES, A THANK YOU OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT WE HEAR AT THE CITY ARE ALSO MAKING SURE THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS ARE IN PLACE, ESPECIALLY HERE AT CITY HALL.
UM, THEY WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
ON MARCH THE 15TH, UM, THERE WAS A ZOOM CALL FOR THE DISABILITY PRIORITIES OF THE 88TH LEGISLATOR.
UM, IT WAS ABOUT AN HOUR LONG.
WE TALKED ABOUT AN ENGAGED EVERYTHING FROM TEXAS
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EDUCATION AGENCY TO CAREGIVERS, THEIR SALARY, UM, ACKNOWLEDGING WHAT ALL DISABILITIES, UM, LOOK LIKE, UM, MAKING SURE THAT THOSE HEALTH BILLS ARE PASSED FOR WHAT THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS SHOULD BE, NOT JUST FOR CAREGIVERS BUT FOR PHYSICIAN AND PARENTS AND EVEN STUDENTS IN SCHOOL.ON THE 21ST OF MARCH, I DID MEET WITH THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND WE DISCUSSED ACCESSIBILITY IN TERMS OF, UH, SIDEWALKS.
AND WE ALSO DISCUSSED A PRESENTATION, UM, HERE WITH OUR COMMISSION.
THAT IS WHAT I HAVE FOR MY REPORT, SO I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO OUR VICE CHAIR.
THANK YOU CHAIR PEI FOR THIS REPORT ON FOR, FOR MY ACTIVITIES AS VICE-CHAIR ON MARCH 2ND, I WAS INVITED BY DYLAN RAFFY TO SPEAK AT THE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS EVENT, WHICH IS HOSTED BY THE NORTH TEXAS DISABILITY CHAMBER.
IN FACT, THIS WAS THE FIRST, UM, EVENT OF ITS KIND THAT WAS, UH, POSTED.
THE PURPOSE OF COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS IS TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER, THOSE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THOSE WITHOUT FOR DISABILITY EDUCATION.
THE PURPOSE OF COMMUNICATIONS IS TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT DISABILITY RELATED ISSUES THAT ARE TAKING PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY AND TEACH THEM ABOUT WAYS THAT THEY CAN BE MORE INCLUSIVE IN THEIR EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES.
I WAS VERY HONORED TO BE INVITED AS A SPEAKER THERE.
I TALKED ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE AS A PERSON LIVING WITH A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND SHARED ABOUT THE COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES, WHICH I WAS APPOINTED TO AND I'M VERY HONORED TO SERVE IN IN MY SPEECH.
I ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THIS COMMISSION, HOW IN THE CITY OF DALLAS, WE ARE THE FIRST COMMISSION OF ITS KIND TO SPECIFICALLY FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AS WELL AS OUR GOALS AND AND PROJECTS WE HAVE GOING FORWARD.
THAT IS ALL I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT ON.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO, UM, REPORT OR HAVE A REPORT IN THEIR DISTRICT? I, NO ONE, UM, COMMISSIONER WHITE'S HAND IS STILL RAISED.
UM, UM, I WAS TRYING TO SEE IF SHE WANTED TO SPEAK.
SO, UM, PLEASE CONTINUE ON CHAIR.
IS YOUR HAND STILL LEFT BECAUSE YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR WERE YOU WANTING TO ADDRESS SOMETHING OR SHARE SOMETHING? COMMISSIONER WHITE, IT'S BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HAD TAKEN IT DOWN AND IT, MY LITTLE OO LOT THERE SAYS THAT IT'S DOWN, BUT APPARENTLY IT'S NOT DOWN.
WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE ACKNOWLEDGE IF YOU DID HAVE A QUESTION OR WANTED TO SHARE SOMETHING.
UH, THIS IS SUSIE WITH DISTRICT 12 AND I WANTED TO SAY THAT I DID ATTEND THAT ZOOM MEETING AS WELL.
UM, AND FOUND IT VERY, VERY INFORMATIVE, UM, AND HAVE, HAVE SAVED A LOT OF THE, UM, THE INFORMATION THAT THEY SHARED WITH US THERE AND THE RESOURCES SO THAT WE CAN UTILIZE THEM TO, TO FIND THE BILLS AND THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS WHEN THESE EVENTS COME UP.
IS THERE, UM, ANY CONCERNS WE WANNA SHARE IN OUR DISTRICTS THAT WE HAVE? POSSIBLY? YES, MA'AM.
YES, MADAM CHAIR, I, MY NAME IS GAY REY.
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, THE DALLAS COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT ESTABLISHED A TASK FORCE CALLED THE VOTE CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO BRIEF THE COM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON VOTING PLACES, THEIR CONDITION, ACCESSIBILITY AND THE NUMBER OF VOTING PLACES WE HAVE IN DALLAS.
THE COMMISSION RECENTLY HEARD THEIR REPORT, THEY HAVE DECREASED THE NUMBER OF VOTING PLACES IN THIS COUNTY OF DALLAS FROM 470 TO 369, MAINLY BECAUSE OF AREAS OF LOW TURNOUT OR LACK OF ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE DISABLED.
I WANT TO COMMEND COMMISSIONER ALVA GARCIA FOR MY DISTRICT, DISTRICT FOUR FOR POINTING OUT THE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT VOTING PLACES ARE ACCESSIBLE.
SHE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF SPOTLIGHTING THIS ITEM AND I APPRECIATE HER AND I APPRECIATE THE DALLAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
ANYONE ELSE? ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER WITH
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THEIR DISTRICT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING? OKAY, VERY GOOD.SO WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR BRIEFING TODAY, WHICH WOULD BE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER.
THE CITY'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WILL PROVIDE THIS BRIEFING.
HELLO, UH, MY NAME IS WILLOW SANCHEZ.
MY NAME IS WILLOW SANCHEZ AND I AM AN ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
AND TODAY, UM, AS THE CHAIR HAS DESCRIBED, I WILL BE PRESENTING TO YOU AN OVERVIEW AND, UH, OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE AND THE CODE OF CONDUCT THAT APPLIES TO THE COMMISSION ON DISABILITY AND TO ALL OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
SO WHILE THIS PRESENTATION COVERS PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE AND DECORUM, THE UNOFFICIAL TITLE REALLY IS HOW TO GET THINGS DONE AND GET ALONG WHILE DOING SO AS A COMMISSION.
SO, AS AN OVERVIEW TODAY WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THESE FIVE BASIC BULLET POINTS, THE COMMISSION'S MISSION AND PURPOSE, THE ROLE OF THE CHAIR, PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE, CODE OF CONDUCT AND DECORUM, AND THEN FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
SO MOVING ON TO THE MISSION AND PURPOSE OF THIS COMMISSION.
SO THIS COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 7TH, 2021 WAS AUTHORIZED BY A CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMMISSION'S, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES CAN ACTUALLY BE FOUND IN THE DALLAS CITY CODE UNDER CHAPTER TWO, ARTICLE 21 AND THEN SECTION TWO DASH 1 52 0.1.
BUT IN GENERAL, WHAT THE SECTION SAYS IS THAT THIS IS AN ADVISORY BODY THAT MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS ON ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE FULL SPECTRUM OF NEEDS, RIGHTS, AND PRIVILEGES OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
AND SO THE PURPOSE IS TO ADVISE CITY COUNCIL ON CITY RELATED ISSUES AND TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR VOICING THE CONCERNS OF AND THE MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE CITY'S DIVERSE DISABILITY COMMUNITY.
SO THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, WHAT ARE THEY? THEY ARE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT, OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO ADDRESSING ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES AND RELATED TO QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES, AS WELL AS RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE ISSUES RELATED TO FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, PROGRAM RE DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO HOUSING AVAILABILITY AND ADEQUACY AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO ACCESSIBLE COMMUNICATIONS.
SO THERE ARE SOME LIMITATIONS ON WHAT AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE CAN DO, COMMISSION CAN DO.
SO WHILE THE COMMISSION ADVISES ON PUBLIC POLICY, THE COMMISSION DOES NOT ENFORCE LAWS, DOES NOT LEGISLATE, DOES NOT MAKE PUBLIC POLICY AND DOES NOT BIND THE CITY.
MEANING DOESN'T MAKE OFFERS OR AGREEMENTS BINDING THE CITY TO THOSE OFFERS AND AGREEMENTS.
SO THE LEGAL LIABILITY FOR DOING SO THOUGH MEANS THAT MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION CAN BE SUB, CAN EITHER SUBJECT THE CITY OR INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS TO LEGAL LIABILITY IF A COMMISSION MEMBER IS ACTING OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE AUTHORITY OR IF A COMMISSION MEMBER IS DENYING A PERSON A RIGHT SECURED BY LAW OR BY THE STATE OR US CONSTITUTION.
SO IT'S ALWAYS ADVISABLE TO CONSULT WITH CITY STAFF AND THE CITY'S ATTORNEY.
ANYTIME YOU FEEL YOUR ACTIONS MAY HAVE SOME LEGAL IMPACT, JUST REMEMBER EACH SCENARIO THOUGH IS SPECIFIC TO THE LAW AND THE FACTS PERTAINING TO THAT PARTICULAR SCENARIO.
IF THE COMMISSION MEMBER ACTS IN GOOD FAITH AND WITHIN THE BOUNDS
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ALLOWED BY THE CITY ORDINANCES OR BY THE CITY'S PROCEDURES OR STATE OR FEDERAL LAW, THEN THAT MEMBER IS ACTING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.AS AN INDIVIDUAL MEMBER, YOU EXPOSE YOURSELF TO PERSONAL LIABILITY.
ALL RIGHT, NEXT BIG BUCKET IS THE ROLE OF THE CHAIR.
SO HOW DOES THE COMMISSION ENSURE IT CAN CARRY OUT THESE IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITIES? THAT'S WHY WE TALK ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE CHAIR.
SO THE CHAIR SETS THE AGENDA IN CONSULTATION WITH STAFF AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
THE CHAIR PROVIDES LEADERSHIP AND ENSURES THE RIGHTS OF ALL MEMBERS ON THE COMMISSION ARE MAINTAINED.
THE CHAIR HELPS TO ENSURE THE MEETINGS ARE RUN SMOOTHLY AND EFFICIENTLY AND THE CHAIR ENSURES THAT THE MEETING IS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE, THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND OTHER LAW.
AND WE LOOK TO CHAPTER EIGHT OF THE DALLAS CITY CODE FOR, UH, GUIDANCE ON HOW THE COMMISSION OPERATES.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, SECTION EIGHT 10 TALKS ABOUT THE PRESERVATION OF ORDER AND HOW THE CHAIR SHALL PRE PRESERVE ORDER AND DECORUM AND APPOINT TO SERGEANT AT ARMS AND A DEPUTY TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES CONTAINED WITHIN CHAPTER EIGHT.
AND THE CHAIR SHALL REQUIRE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WHO ARE ENGAGED IN DEBATE TO LIMIT DISCUSSION TO THE QUESTION UNDER CONSIDERATION.
SO THESE IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THE CHAIR HELPS THE COMMISSION TO FUNCTION AND ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISH THROUGH COMMUNICATION AND DELIBERATION AND DEBATE AND DECISION MAKING, UM, TO EFFECTUATE ITS MISSION AND ITS PURPOSE.
SO THE AGENDA ITSELF SETS FORTH THE ORDER OF BUSINESS.
IT MUST COMPLY WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, AND THAT'S WHY THE CHAIR WORKS WITH STAFF AND CITY COUNCIL PRIOR TO POSTING OF THE AGENDA TO MAKE SURE IT'S IN COMPLIANCE, IT MUST BE POSTED 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
AND GENERALLY THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS AS TODAY IS ADOPTING THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING.
THEY'RE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON POSTED AGENDA ITEMS AND THEN NEXT MATTERS LISTED ON THE AGENDA FOLLOW.
AND THEN THAT'S FOLLOWED BY COMMITTEE AND STAFF REPORTS QUORUM.
SO A QUORUM IS THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF MEMBERS NEEDED TO OFFICIALLY CONDUCT BUSINESS, AND THAT IS A MATTER THAT YOU ALL HAVE LOTS OF EXPERIENCE WITH, ESPECIALLY TODAY.
UM, SO THE QUORUM REQUIREMENTS THOUGH MAY BE SET BY ORDINANCE OR BY RESOLUTION OR BY BYLAWS.
AND IN THIS CASE IT IS SET IN CHAPTER EIGHT.
AND IF THERE IS NO STATEMENT ON QUORUM, IT IS THE MAJORITY OF THE APPOINTED MEMBERS.
BUT THIS COMMISSION DOES HAVE A STATEMENT ON WHAT THE QUORUM IS.
AND SO, UM, MOVING ON TO AN EFFECTIVE CHAIRS THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO AS WE ALL CAN IMAGINE, AN EFFECTIVE CHAIR IS ON TIME AND STARTS THE MEETING ON TIME.
ONCE QUORUM IS PRESENT, IS ORGANIZED, MEANING THE CHAIR ENSURES THERE IS A WELL-PREPARED AGENDA, IS PREPARED.
THAT IS THE CHAIR'S FAMILIAR WITH PROCEDURAL RULES AND PROCEDURES.
THE CHAIR IS A MENTOR AND EXPLAINS PROCEDURES AND MOTIONS AND HELPS TO KEEP THE GROUP FOCUSED.
THE CHAIR IS IN CONTROL OF THE FLOOR, KIND OF LIKE A TRAFFIC COP.
THE CHAIR SHOULD MAINTAIN ORDER BY ENSURING THAT ONLY ONE PERSON HAS THE FLOOR AT A TIME AND ONLY ONE MAIN MOTION IS DISCUSSED AT A TIME.
THE CHAIR IS IMPARTIAL, CALM AND OBJECTIVE AND SHOULD MAKE THINGS, SHOULD NOT MAKE THINGS PERSONAL AND SHOULD NOT ALLOW OTHERS TO MAKE PERSONAL STATEMENTS.
AND THE CHAIR IS PRECISE, MEANING THE CHAIR RESTATES THE MOTION BEFORE THE VOTE AND ANNOUNCES THE RESULT OF THE VOTE.
AND THE CHAIR SHOULD ALSO BE COURTEOUS BY FIRMLY YET POLITELY MAINTAINING CONTROL.
IF A MOTION IS UNCLEAR, THE CHAIR CLARIFIES THE MOTION WITH THE MEMBER WHO MADE THE MOTION AND THEN THE CHAIR BUILDS CONSENSUS, MEANING THAT THE CHAIR SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMISSION MEMBERS ARE NOT CONFUSED ABOUT WHICH ISSUE IS BEING DECIDED.
ALL OF THESE SEEM VERY NATURAL AND INTUITIVE, UM, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO STILL REVIEW.
ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE.
SO, PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES WE DISCUSSED PLAYS A PRETTY FUNDAMENTAL ROLE IN THE EFFICIENCY AND THE SUCCESS OF COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS.
AND IT HELPS TO ENSURE HOW THE COMMISSION CAN CARRY OUT ITS IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITIES.
SO THE PURPOSE OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES IS THAT IT ALLOWS DECISIONS TO BE MADE WHILE PERMITTING MINORITY OP OPINIONS TO BE HEARD.
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IT ALLOWS MEETINGS TO RUN EFFICIENTLY AND IT SHOULD HELP NOT HINDER DECISION MAKING.AND IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE OVERLY FORMAL.
SO THE GOAL IS TO HELP NOT HINDER DECISION MAKING.
AND, UH, THIS COMMISSION, UM, IS IT SAYS UNLESS OTHERWISE STIPULATED BY THE BOARD OR CHAPTER EIGHT, THE PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE RULES OF ORDER SET FORTH IN ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER.
ALL RIGHT, SO NOW WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THE TYPES OF MOTIONS THAT CAN BE MADE.
SO WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU ON THE SLIDE OR IF YOU HAVE UM, YOUR VERSION OF THE, OF THE PRESENTATION ARE THE TYPES OF MOTIONS THAT YOU HAVE, WHAT'S CALLED THE MAIN MOTION SUBSIDIARY, PRIVILEGED MOTIONS, INCIDENTAL MOTIONS, AND THEN A RECONSIDERATION MOTION.
AND THESE MOTIONS ALL HAVE A RELATIONSHIP TO EACH OTHER AND THAT THEY'RE RANKED MEANING THAT SOME CAN JUMP ON TOP OF ANOTHER AND OTHERS CAN'T BE CONSIDERED UNTIL ONE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HAS BEEN RESOLVED.
AND SO WE REFER TO THIS AS THE RANKING OF EMOTIONS AND I'M JUST GOING TO GET MY LITTLE CHEAT SHEET.
SO A MAIN MOTION IS WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.
IT'S THE MAIN IDEA THAT THE BODY IS WORKING ON A SUBSIDIARY MOTION IS ONE THAT MODIFIES THE MAIN MOTION OR IT DELAYS THE MAIN MOTION OR IT DISPOSES OF THE MAIN MOTION, SO IT'S SUBSIDIARY TO THE MAIN.
AND THEN YOU HAVE WHAT ARE CALLED PRIVILEGED MOTIONS.
THESE ARE MOTIONS THAT ARE NOT RELATED TO THE MAIN MOTION, BUT THEY'RE URGENT FOR THE BODY TO CONSIDER.
RIGHT? AND THEN YOU HAVE INCIDENTAL MOTIONS WHICH MIGHT RELATE.
THESE ARE MOTIONS RELATING TO THE MANNER IN WHICH THE COMMISSION WILL CONDUCT BUSINESS.
AND THEN YOU HAVE A RECONSIDERATION MOTION THAT BRINGS BACK A MOTION FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
OKAY, SO THE NEXT SLIDE WE GET TO MOVE INTO SOME EXAMPLES.
SO THE MAIN MOTION I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MARCH 20, 23 MINUTES.
THIS IS A MOTION MADE BY A MEMBER, NOT THE CHAIR.
AND WE KNOW IT MUST BE SECONDED TO BEGIN DEBATE.
WELL, DEBATE IS LIMITED TO THE MERITS OF THE MOTION.
ARE WE GONNA APPROVE IT? ARE WE NOT? ARE THE MINUTES CORRECT? OH, I DON'T LIKE THE MINUTES, BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MERITS OF THE MIN OF THAT PARTICULAR MOTION.
NOW THE MAKER OF THE MOTION MAY WITHDRAW IT UNLESS THE MOTION HAS ALREADY BEEN STATED BY THE CHAIR IN ANTICIPATION OF THE VOTE.
ALRIGHT, SO, UM, THERE ARE THREE STEPS TO CONSIDER A MAIN MOTION, NOT YET THREE STEPS TO CONSIDER A MAIN MOTION.
THE MEMBERS DEBATE THE MOTION, THE CHAIR PUTS THE QUESTION OR THE MOTION TO A VOTE.
AND THEN THE CHAIR ANNOUNCES THE RESULT.
ONLY ONE MAIN MOTION OR MAIN QUESTION CAN BE ON THE FLOOR AT A TIME.
AND IF THERE, UH, UH, WHEN DEBATE.
UM, AND WELL, IT'S ON THE NEXT SLIDE, HOW DEBATE WILL TAKE PLACE.
THIS IS A SUBSIDIARY MOTION, RIGHT, CUZ WE HAVE THE MAIN MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
AND NOW SOMEONE WANTS TO AMEND THAT MOTION.
I MOVE TO AMEND THE MOTION BY INSERTING AFTER CORRECTING THE MINUTES TO REFERENCE 2023, NOT 2022 CLOSE.
SO THAT'S THE MOTION TO AMEND.
IT CANNOT BE MADE IF SOMEONE ELSE IS TALKING AND HAS THE FLOOR, MEANING IT'S NOT INTERRUPTIBLE.
A MOTION TO AMEND DOES REQUIRE A SECOND.
YOU CAN DEBATE A MOTION TO D TO AMEND.
FOLKS CAN SAY, WELL I REALLY DON'T THINK THAT'S NECESSARY, OR I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF IT.
A MAJORITY VOTE IS REQUIRED AND IT MUST BE VOTED ON BEFORE YOU VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION.
RIGHT? SO TODAY WE HAD A MOTION TO AMEND AND THAT WAS SECONDED.
AND THEN THE VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE MOTION TO AMEND.
AND THEN THERE SHOULD HAVE ALSO BEEN A VOTE TAKEN ON THE MAIN MOTION, WHICH WAS THE MOTION.
NOW, UH, THE MINUTES NOW AS AMENDED GOING FORWARD, IT'S, IT'S JUST GOOD TO WORK THROUGH THESE.
OKAY, ANOTHER KIND OF SUBSIDIARY MOTION POSTPONED TO A TIME, CERTAIN OR DEFER DURING
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THE MEETING.SO THIS IS WHEN SOMEONE SAYS, I MOVED TO POSTPONE THIS MOTION UNTIL THE MAY MEETING.
WELL, WHAT THAT MEANS IS, IS THAT IT, A HOLD HAS NOW BEEN PLACED ON THAT ITEM AND IT'S MOVED TO ANOTHER MEETING OR A SPECIFIC EVENT.
THE RULES REGARDING THIS TYPE OF MOTION, CUZ IT'S SUBSIDIARY, IS IT MAY NOT BE MADE IF ANOTHER HAS THE FLOOR, IT REQUIRES A SECOND.
IT CAN BE DEBATED AND SOMEONE CAN MOVE TO AMEND THIS MOTION AS WELL.
UH, IT'S A MAJORITY VOTE, BUT THE VOTE MUST BE VOTED ON.
THE VOTE MUST BE TAKEN BEFORE THE MAIN MOTION AND BEFORE THE MOTION TO AMEND.
RIGHT? SO WE'VE GOT THREE MOTIONS.
WE'VE GOT OUR MAIN MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
THEN SOMEONE OFFERED, UH, WANTED TO MOVE TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE DATE FROM 2023 OR 2022.
AND THEN SOMEONE BEFORE THE VOTE WAS CALLED ON THAT SAID, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO POSTPONE IT TO A DATE CERTAIN OR TO ANOTHER MEETING OR LATER ON IN THE MEETING.
SO YOU HAVE TO VOTE ON THAT THIRD MOTION FIRST AND THEN THE MOTION TO AMEND AND THEN THE MAIN MOTION.
OR WE ALL HAVE HEARD ABOUT SOMEONE SAYING, OH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
WELL, ACCORDING TO ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, THERE'S ACTUALLY NO SUCH THING AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
BUT ONCE A MOTION IS MADE AND SECONDED, UH, THIS AMENDMENT BELONGS TO THE WHOLE BODY.
AND SO THE CORRECT PROCEDURES REALLY JUST TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT TO THE MAIN MOTION.
BUT WHAT WE SEE INFORMALLY, THE INFORMAL PRACTICE IS TO ALLOW SOMEONE TO OFFER WHAT THEY CALL A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THE MAIN MOTION.
AND IF NO ONE OBJECTS, THEN THAT AMENDMENT IS DEEMED ACCEPTED BY CONSENSUS.
SO THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF HOW SOMETIMES WE'RE NOT AS FORMAL, BUT IT STILL ACHIEVES THE SAME PURPOSE AS THE FORMAL PROCESS.
SO THIS MOTION IS WHERE SOMEONE SAYS, I MOVE TO READ A CONSI.
RECONSIDER THE VOTE ON APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 20, 23 MINUTES.
SO THIS HAPPENS AT THE NEXT MEETING, RIGHT? OR LATER IN THE MEETING.
WHAT IT DOES IS IT BRINGS BACK A MOTION PREVIOUSLY VOTED ON FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
SO HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? WHAT ARE THE RULES? WELL, AGAIN, IT CAN'T BE MADE WHILE SOMEONE ELSE HAS THE FLOOR, MEANING YOU.
IT'S NOT INTERRUPTABLE, IT REQUIRES A SECOND.
IT CAN BE DEBATED, IT CANNOT BE AMENDED.
ANY MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION REQUIRES A MAJORITY VOTE AND YOU CANNOT MAKE IT LATER THAN THE NEXT MEETING.
AND THE PERSON WHO MAKES THIS MOTION HAS TO BE SOMEONE WHO VOTED WITH THE PREVAILING SIDE ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION.
ALL RIGHT? SO IF YOU LOST, UM, OR YOU VOTED WITH THE LOSING SIDE IN THE PREVIOUS MOTION, YOU CANNOT SAY, I MOVED TO RECONSENT.
EVERY MEMBER PRESENT SHALL EITHER VOTE YES OR NO.
YOU CANNOT ABSTAIN UNLESS PREVENTED FROM DOING SO BY A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
UM, YOU CANNOT CHANGE YOUR VOTE AFTER THE VOTE IS ANNOUNCED UNLESS GIVEN PERMISSION BY A MAJORITY OF THE, UM, VOTE OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT.
I THINK THAT YOUR SLIDES DO NOT INCLUDE.
OKAY, SO HOW DO WE DEAL? HOW DO WE IMPLEMENT DELIBERATION AND DEBATE WHILE THE CHAIR OPENS THE FLOOR AND RECOGNIZES MEMBERS? DEBATE REQUIRES A SECOND.
AND THAT'S USUALLY AFTER, UM, THE MOTION HAS BEEN SECONDED.
THE MEMBER WHO HAS THE FLOOR MUST LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS AND THEIR DEBATE TO THE QUESTION UNDER CONSIDERATION CANNOT GO OFF ON TANGENTS WHERE IT'S, UM, IRRELEVANT AND NOT GERMANE.
MEMBERS MUST ADDRESS THE CHAIR AND NOT OTHER MEMBERS WHEN THEY'RE GIVING THEIR COMMENTS AND OR THEIR DEBATE.
AND MEMBERS, MEMBERS MAY ONLY SPEAK ONCE ON AN ITEM UNTIL ALL OF THE OTHER MEMBERS HAVE SPOKEN AND THEN ANOTHER ROUND CAN TAKE PLACE.
SO THE PERSON WHO HAS THE FLOOR, THE SUBJECT OF THEIR COMMENTS SHOULD BE ABOUT THE MERITS OR WEAKNESSES OF THE MOTION.
OKAY? AND REMEMBER, ONLY ONE MEMBER
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OR SPEAKER CAN HAVE THE FLOOR AT A TIME.DELIBERATION SHOULD BE COURTEOUS, WHICH MEANS THAT MEMBERS SHOULD NOT USE RUDE OR DEROGATORY REMARKS.
REFLECTIONS AS TO INTEGRITY, ABUSIVE COMMENTS OR STATEMENTS AS TO MOTIVES OF PERSONALITY.
AND IF A MEMBER DOES NOT WANT TO CONSIDER A MOTION, THEN THEY SHOULD NOT SECOND THE DEBATE.
BUT ONCE DEBATE HAS STARTED, THESE ARE THE RULES.
OKAY, WE CAN GO ON TO THE NEXT.
MEMBERS CAN ONLY SPEAK TWICE ON AN ITEM AND FOR NO LONGER THAN FIVE MINUTES, AN EXTENSION MAY BE GRANTED BY TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT.
MEMBERS MUST PRESERVE ORDER MEN DECORUM AND MUST OBEY THE RULES OF THE CHAIR AND FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE BOARD.
MEMBERS CAN ONLY SPEAK IF RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAIR.
MEMBERS SHOULD NOT BE INTERRUPTED WHEN SPEAKING, EXCEPT WHEN A POINT OF ORDER IS MADE OR IS MADE AND RULED UPON BY THE CHAIR.
MEMBERS MAY NOT SPEAK WHILE THE VOTE IS BEING TAKEN.
OKAY, NOW LET'S MOVE ON TO VOTING.
SO ANY MEMBER MAY REQUEST A ROLL CALL VOTE, RIGHT? AND THAT IS WHERE THE CHAIR WILL ASK FOR THE PARTICULAR VOTE OF EACH PERSON IN ORDER SO THAT WE HAVE A RECORD VOTE OF HOW EACH PERSON VOTED.
A MEMBER WHO IS PRESENT AT A MEETING BUT WHO IS ABSENT DURING A VOTE WILL BE RECORDED AS VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.
SO
SO THEY STILL GET THE OPPORTUNITY AND MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO VOTE EITHER YAY OR NAY.
UNLESS THERE'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
SO A MEMBER MAY NOT LEAVE A MEETING WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR.
ANY MEMBER MAY MOVE TO REQUIRE THAT THE CHAIR ENFORCED THE RULES OF PROCEDURE.
MEMBERS MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE ROOM FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE CHAIR'S DECISIONS OR COMMISSION'S RULES.
AND A MEMBER MAY APPEAL A RULING OF THE CHAIR.
THE CHAIR MAY BE OVERRULED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COMMISSION.
ALRIGHTY, MOVING ON TO CODE OF CONDUCT AND DECORUM.
SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS HERE CAN ALSO BE FOUND FOR DUTIES OF MEMBERS IN CHAPTER EIGHT OF THE DALLAS CITY CODE.
SO MEMBERS SHALL ABIDE BY THE POWERS AND DUTIES AS SET OUT IN THE AUTHORIZING ORDINANCE.
THAT'S THE ORDINANCE THAT CREATED THE COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES.
AS WE'VE DISCUSSED, MEMBERS MUST FOLLOW THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AND DECORUM.
DECORUM MUST LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES, UNLESS PERMITTED BY TWO THIRDS OF A VOTE OR THE RULES HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED.
UM, MEMBERS MUST CONFINE THEIR REMARKS OR THE MOTION BEING DEBATED AND SHALL NOT MAKE PERSONAL ATTACKS.
OKAY, SO WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT A POINT OF ORDER IS.
WHEN A POINT OF ORDER IS RAISED BY ANOTHER MEMBER, TYPICALLY WHILE A DIFFERENT MEMBER IS SPEAKING, UM, OR THAT PARTICULAR SPEAKER CHOOSES TO YIELD TO QUESTIONS FROM ANOTHER MEMBER, UM, THAT BOARD MEMBER, UH, SHALL CEASE SPEAKING IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THE QUESTION REGARDING THE POINT OF ORDER IS DETERMINED.
IF THE SPEAKER WHO HAS STOPPED SPEAKING IS RULED TO BE IN ORDER, THEN THAT MEMBER CAN PROCEED.
BUT IF THAT MEMBER IS RULED TO NOT BE IN ORDER, THEN THE MEMBER SHALL REMAIN SILENT OR OTHERWISE COMPLY WITH THE RULES OF THE BOARD.
DO YOU, SORRY, PARDON THE INTERRUPTION.
I WANNA MAKE SURE CUZ WE KEEP FLIPPING THE SLIDES.
THESE ARE MEMBERS AND THEN IT WENT TO CITY, STAFF, MEDIA AND PUBLIC.
I WANNA, FOR INTENTIONAL AND PURPOSES, WHAT SLIDE SHOULD WE BE ON? THIS IS THE CORRECT SLIDE RIGHT HERE.
I'M JUST GOING THROUGH NOTES RELATED TO IT.
UH, DEALINGS WITH CITY EMPLOYEES, UH, THE CHAPTER EIGHT OF THE DALLAS CITY CODE SAYS THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL MEMBERS OF A BOARD OR COMMISSION INTERFERE IN ANY MANNER WITH THE EMPLOYEES OR PERSONNEL WHO WORK WITH
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OR UNDER THE BOARD.BUT THEY SHALL IN ALL CASES, MAKE THEIR WISHES KNOWN TO THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT WHO SHALL HANDLE THE MATTER WITH THE EMPLOYEES THE SAME AS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.
THE BOARD OR COMMISSION SHALL CONFINE ITSELF TO THE GUIDELINES PROVIDED IN THE CHARTER, IN THE APPOINTING ORDINANCE THAT CREATED THE COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES OR ANY RESOLUTION THAT SETS OUT THE DUTIES OF THE BOARD.
AND HERE'S A FAVORITE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, SECTION EIGHT IN CHAPTER CHAPTER EIGHT, SECTION EIGHT DASH 28, ABOUT LEGAL OPINIONS.
IF A LEGAL OPINION HAS BEEN RENDERED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING A BOARD'S, POWERS, DUTIES, OR RESPONSIBILITIES, THAT BOARD SHALL CONFORM ITS ACTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY.
UNLESS SUCH OPINION IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE DECISION BY COURT, BY A COURT, UH, THAT HAS COMPETENT JURISDICTION.
YOU CAN SEE WHY THAT'S A FAVORITE
ALL RIGHT, THIS IS THE CORRECT SLIDE.
STILL DUTIES OF MEMBERS, MEMBERS SHALL ALSO BE COURTEOUS TO CITY EMPLOYEES, ALL CITY EMPLOYEES, AND THE PUBLIC.
AND SHALL REFRAIN FROM DISOBEYING THE CHAIRS, ORDERS, OR CITY RULES.
MEMBERS MAY ASK THE CHAIR TO ENFORCE PROCEDURAL RULES IN THESE MEETINGS AND, UH, MEMBERS SHALL ABIDE BY THE OPINION YEAH.
WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE CHAIR AND ABOUT THE BOARD AS A WHOLE.
WELL, WHAT IS AN EFFECTIVE MEMBER? SO AN EFFECTIVE MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION IS COMMITTED TO THE MISSION AND TO FOLLOWING THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS.
MEANING WHAT FORM THE COMMISSION, THE CITY CHARTER, THE CITY CODE AND THE RULES.
AN EFFECTIVE MEMBER WOULD, UM, ATTEND AS MANY MEETINGS AS POSSIBLE.
UH, PULLS THE MEMBER'S OWN WEIGHT AND WORKS DILIGENTLY WITH STAFF AND THE COMMISSION COMPLIES WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
GUIDELINES EXPRESSES VIEWS ON ISSUES AS NEEDED BEFORE DECISIONS ARE MADE.
ASKS QUESTIONS, RAISES CONCERNS, ACCEPTS THE MAJORITY'S DECISION AS THE COMMISSION'S DECISION KEEPS AN OPEN MIND AND PREPARES FOR MEETINGS, CITY STAFF AND MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC WELL CITY STAFF.
WE MUST ALSO FOLLOW THE SAME RULES OF PROCEDURE IN DECORUM AS APPLICABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
WE ALSO MUST ADDRESS OUR COMMENTS TO THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE AND NOT TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS.
WE ONLY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR.
THE MEDIA MAY NOT INTERVIEW PEOPLE INSIDE THE MEETING ROOM DURING A MEETING, AND THEN THE PUBLIC IS ALSO EXPECTED AND MUST FOLLOW THE SAME RULES OF PROCEDURE AND DECORUM APPLICABLE TO MEMBERS.
ALRIGHT, SO NOW LET'S GO OVER SOME FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
SO AS A QUORUM LOST, IF A MEMBER HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, REMEMBER THAT MEMBER CAN'T VOTE.
THE CONFLICT DOES NOT MAKE THE PERSON ABSENT.
SO YOU STILL WILL HAVE QUORUM, BUT THE PERSON WITH A CONFLICT CAN'T VOTE.
THEY ARE STILL CONSIDERED PRESENT AND THE RECUSED PERSON MUST STAY IN THE BUILDING.
NEXT, WHAT HAPPENS IF NO ONE MAKES A MOTION? WELL, IF THE CHAIR ASKS FOR A MOTION, AND IF THE BODY FAILS TO TAKE ACTION BY MAKING A MOTION AND SECONDING IT, SECOND SECONDING IT, THE AGENDA ITEM IS DENIED AND THE STATUS QUO IS PRESERVED.
SO WHAT HAPPENS IF THERE'S A TIE VOTE? WELL, A MAJORITY IS MORE THAN HALF OF THE BODY.
SO IF THERE IS A TIE, THE MOTION FAILS AND THE STATUS QUO IS PRESERVED.
BUT REMEMBER, THE FLOOR IS STILL OPEN FOR ANOTHER MOTION.
CAN THERE BE DISCUSSION BEFORE A MOTION IS MADE? NO, TECHNICALLY A MOTION SHOULD BE ON THE FLOOR BEFORE DEBATE BEGINS.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS RULE IS TO MAKE SURE THE BODY REMAINS FOCUSED ON A SPECIFIC PROPOSAL, WHICH IS THAT MOTION.
AND IN PRACTICE THOUGH, THE CHAIR MAY ALLOW SOME LIMITED DISCUSSION IF IT WILL FACILITATE THE MAKING OF A, LIKE, WELL, YEAH.
DOES THE CHAIR GET TO VOTE? YES, UNLESS THE COMMISSION'S RULES PROVIDE OTHERWISE.
SO THE COMMISSIONER, UH, THE CHAIR GETS TO VOTE UNLESS, OF COURSE, CONFLICTED OUT.
NEXT, WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PARLIAMENTARY RULES
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REQUIRE? WELL, THE CHAIR SHOULD MAKE A RULING THAT PRESERVES ORDER ALLOWS EVERYONE TO SPEAK AND THEN ALLOWS THE BODY TO EFFICIENTLY REACH A DECISION.IF NO ONE APPEALS THE RULING OF THE CHAIR, THEN THE PROCEDURE IS ADOPTED BY CONSENT.
IF SOMEONE DOES APPEAL, THEN THE VOTE OF THE BODY WILL DETERMINE THE PROCEDURE NOW.
UH, EXCEPT FOR HERE, THE LAST PAGE INCLUDES RESOURCES, WHICH WILL ARE HELPFUL TO YOU ALL.
UM, THESE ARE THE PRECISE CITATIONS TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, CHAPTER EIGHT, WHICH WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, WHICH GOVERNS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
CHAPTER 12 A WHICH IN OUR LAST MEETING YOU ALL, UM, TOUCHED ON AND OR HAVE WATCHED THE VIDEO REGARDING THE CITY'S CODE OF ETHICS.
AND THEN, UH, CHAPTER TWO OF THE DALLAS CITY CODE IS THE SPECIFIC ARTICLES AND SECTIONS THAT APPLY TO THE COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES.
SO WITH THAT, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UM, MS. SANCHEZ, MRS. SANCHEZ, UM, WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT INFORMATION ON THE PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE AND CODE OF CONDUCT.
I I DO NOT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, TO MY RIGHT MEANS VICE SURE HE MAY HAVE A QUESTION.
AND THEN AFTER HIS QUESTION, IF WE HAVE ANY COMMISSIONERS WITHIN THEIR PERSPECTIVE DISTRICT WHO WOULD HAVE A QUESTION, PLEASE ALLOW EACH COMMISSIONER TO, UM, ANSWER QUESTION AND GIVE MRS. SANCHEZ TIME TO ANSWER.
AND THEN, UM, YOU CAN RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE CALLED UPON.
MS. SANCHEZ, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION.
I DO NOT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMISSIONERS WHO, UM, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I AGAIN WANNA THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE INFORMATION SHARED.
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS NEW BUSINESS.
UM, IF THERE ARE ANY OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCUSS PRIORITY AREAS, UM, MYSELF WANT TO MAKE SURE, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES THAT ARE FOCUSED ON OUR WORK, THERE ARE THREE AREAS THAT WILL BE INITIATED PRIMARILY AND THAT EMPHASIS WILL BE ON AND IDENTIFIED AS EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, AND TRANSPORTATION.
ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSIONS ON THESE TOPICS FROM ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS IN THEIR PERSPECTIVE DISTRICTS? DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE ON THOSE THREE? EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, AND TRANSPORTATION AT THIS TIME? NOT AT THIS TIME.
VICE CHAIR TO SHARE AT THIS TIME AS WELL.
NEXT, WE'LL MOVE TO ANNOUNCEMENTS.
UM, IF THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT THE COMMISSION BODY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE, UM, PLEASE DO SO AT THIS TIME.
UM, AND THEN ALSO WE WANT TO INCLUDE THE STAFF IF THEY HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THIS TIME THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE AS WELL.
I DO NOT HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS TO SHARE AT THIS TIME.
IS THERE ANYONE WITH THE STAFF SEE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND OR TECHNOLOGY STAFF? THEY MAY HAVE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL TO ADD, ANNOUNCE.
MS. LATOYA, I THINK YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP.
THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION.
UM, I WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO ANNOUNCE THE DATES OF THE NEXT FEW MEETINGS.
UM, OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD TUESDAY, APRIL 25TH AT 2:00 PM WE WILL ALSO HAVE A MEETING TUESDAY, MAY 23RD AT 2:00 PM WE WILL HAVE OUR JUNE MEETING ON JUNE 27TH, ALSO AT 2:00 PM BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE GETS ON THEIR CALENDAR THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE A MEETING THE MONTH OF JULY BECAUSE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL IS ON RECESS DURING JULY.
SO I HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY YOUR VACATION AND COME BACK FIRED UP AND READY TO GO IN AUGUST.
BUT I WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND LAY OUT THE NEXT FEW MONTHS SO THAT EVERYONE CAN PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
UM, SO THAT THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS.
I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IF I'M ALLOWED.
SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE, UM, REGARDING TODAY'S MINUTES, THAT THERE WAS A MOTION FOR A CORRECTION A AND VOTED UPON, AND THERE WAS A MOTION
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FOR AN ADDITION, WHICH WOULD ADD OUR, UM, TECHNICAL RESOURCE PANEL MEMBERS TO THE MEETING MINUTES.I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WAS AN ACTUAL VOTE TO ACCEPT AS AMENDED, LIKE BOTH SETS OF AMENDMENTS.
SO DO WE NEED TO GO BACK AND DO A VOTE? I THINK I CAN BARELY SEE THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD SAYING YES, YES, YES.
SO, UM, I AM GOING TO, UM, STEP BACK, BUT I WILL TURN THINGS BACK OVER TO THE CHAIR FOR, UM, COMMISSION MEMBERS TO PROCEED ACCORDINGLY.
SO THE FIRST ITEM OF, UH, AMENDMENT THAT WAS NEEDING TO BE CORRECTED WAS A TYPO AND A NAME.
AND THERE WAS A FIRST AND A SECOND MOTION TO AMEND.
HOWEVER, AS A FULL BODY, WE DO NEED TO VOTE ON THAT AMENDMENT.
SO I WANTED TO BE SURE THEY WERE EITHER GONNA ALL VOTE YES OR NO.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE COMMISSIONERS.
THE SECOND ITEM FOR AMENDMENT WAS TO INCLUDE ON THE ROLL CALL FOR THOSE WHO WERE IN ATTENDANCE FOR OUR FEBRUARY, 2023 MEETING.
SO I ALSO WANT TO, UM, WE DID HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.
THAT DOES, UM, ESTABLISH THAT WE HAVE ALL VOTED ON.
VOTE FOR THOSE ITEMS TO BE AMENDED TO FOR APPROVAL FOR OUR, UM, MEETING NOTES.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON APPROVAL OF THE MEETING NOTES AS CHAIR.
I DO VOTE YES FOR APPROVAL FOR THOSE NOTES MEETING, EXCUSE ME, MEETING NOTES AS VICE CHAIR.
I ALSO APPROVE THE NOTES AS READ.
UM, AGREE PLEA FOR BOTH OF THOSE AMENDMENTS FOR THE MEETING, UH, MINUTES FOR BOTH OF THOSE TO BE APPROVED.
AND, UM, MS. ROBERTSON, OUR HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICER.
FOR THAT INFORMATION WE HAVE CONCLUDED ALL BUSINESS AS STATED ON THE AGENDA.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? THIS IS VICE CHAIR CO CONLEY.
I MAKE A MOVE THAT THIS MEETING BE ADJOURNED.
I SECOND ARE WE ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
THE TIME IS 2:52 PM AND I CALL THIS MEETING TO AND END.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRESENCE.
THIS CONCLUDES THE RECORDING OF TODAY'S MEETING AS WELL.