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Sacramento County Equal Opportunity Advisory Committee (EOAC) Meeting - November 8, 2024

Boards and CommissionsFriday, November 8, 2024
BodySacramento County, California
SessionBoards and Commissions
DateFriday, November 8, 2024
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0:00

Well hey everybody, my apologies.

0:02

Uh uh I I ran a little bit late here, so my quality for that uh in type work and election and all that kind of stuff.

0:13

So anybody's in part, but if anyone's in Carmichael Fair folks or someone, you're school board.

0:24

If you see me, if you're out there, look me up doing good in the neighborhood practical capacity and but now basically uh start the meeting at 342, then want that in the record.

0:35

But um, we have some uh new folks that are here, and uh we're gonna just kind of go through the agenda to the uh call the water roll call, uh guest introductions, but I would like to uh with Monica and then there was one other person that I think I may have seen on the list that's not here that said they were coming.

0:53

Wasn't there another new person that's uh was there another individual looking at the uh agenda that may be a new committee member?

1:04

Is there a new one?

1:05

Jeff Bell.

1:07

Okay, that's it.

1:10

No, it wasn't on the okay, all right.

1:15

I knew there was another additional partners.

1:17

Anyway, uh calling the meeting to work.

1:19

So we can do the roll call and then we'll uh do our guest introduction and also we will add uh new members.

1:35

Yes, Jennifer Avalo here and that's where amendment Patrick Leonard here Pratt here, Martin Ross here, Paula Thomas Nelson present Rosa Vega.

2:08

So we have uh you have seven members that should make our six to be present.

2:19

Um we have a quorum.

2:21

Yes, okay, okay.

2:24

All right, well, thank you for that.

2:26

So um let's go ahead and do our our introductions.

2:29

I'm gonna go with uh our our new O A C member first, and then we'll have our other guests, but you're you're you're on the committee and you're the newest, so you could uh introduce yourself, maybe a little bit about yourself and what area you've been talking about, but whatever you'd like.

2:45

Okay, um, so the list committee.

2:48

For sure.

2:49

So um my name's Monica, and um I've been in Sacramento for about seven years, just finished my master's in IO psychology, and I built HR and things that help the employee before.

3:03

You say IOP psychological.

3:04

I think that's for organizational psychology.

3:06

Okay, okay basically the psychology of the one place and what led me here is I want to support my community in any way I can.

3:14

And um that means me being able to have a voice in this space to make county workers that hurt them, nothing they want to do.

3:23

Um just care about making it stairs and are you uh from a county employee or are you from a citizen?

3:35

Oh citizen representative what supervisor county or city?

3:39

Um Phil Phil Sermon.

3:43

Um and I work for California Indian Legal Services.

3:46

I'm the intern admin coordinator there.

3:49

So I know.

3:52

Well, welcome.

3:55

Okay, well, let's go.

3:57

Uh I don't think we have any other new members.

4:00

Um, but welcome.

4:02

Uh let's go through our our other guests that we uh chick hands with.

4:06

So okay.

4:09

I'll I'll get into a little more introduction background about myself.

4:13

I'll say that's another uh chief DEI officer for the county factory.

4:19

My friends with me from the um DEI technique.

4:24

That's where friends, but she got to say number my name, Mark.

4:30

My name's Alison Keith.

4:31

I said on the DBI Patin.

4:34

Uh chair of the L Speaker.

4:38

My name is Mark Slaughter.

4:39

I'm also on the DEI cabinet, and I currently work with Sacramento County Public.

4:49

Now I'm I'm uh just a citizen.

4:52

I don't work for the county.

4:53

Uh so tell me what the what is that what do you mean by DEI cabinet and what where what do you think I know what positions you come from?

5:00

And what do you mean?

5:01

I know what positions you come from.

5:04

Yes, does everyone come from a county staff position to be a Catholic member?

5:09

Yes.

5:09

Okay, can you elaborate on that?

5:11

Can we need to do that?

5:15

Are you going to talk about that?

5:17

Okay, because we don't know.

5:19

Okay, some of these.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Community Engagement█████████████████████████████████████████41%
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion██████████████████████22%
Public Health███████████████15%
Procedural████████████12%
Personnel Matters███████7%
Animal Regulation██2%
Public Comment1%
Summary of Proceedings

Sacramento County Equal Opportunity Advisory Committee (EOAC) Meeting - November 8, 2024

The EOAC meeting was called to order at 3:42 PM with a quorum. Members present included Jennifer Avalo, Patrick Leonard, Pratt, Martin Ross, Paula Thomas Nelson, and Rosa Vega. The committee welcomed new member Monica. The main agenda item was a presentation from the Office of DEI by Chief DEI Officer Stephanie, followed by extensive discussion and committee recommendations.

Consent Calendar

  • The committee approved the agenda and the minutes from the previous meeting. The agenda was approved with one abstention (Patrick). The minutes were approved with one abstention (Patrick).

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were made.

Discussion Items

  • Presentation by Office of DEI: Stephanie, Chief DEI Officer, presented the history and mission of the DEI office, established after the Board of Supervisors declared racism a health crisis in November 2020. She outlined the DEI Cabinet's three pillars: employees, community, and policy/program/service delivery. The cabinet includes 15 static departments and 8 two-year term positions. Key initiatives include microaggression training, exit interview questions, and a planned Thriving Summit on August 18, 2025. The county also joined the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE).
  • Committee Concerns and Feedback: Multiple committee members, including Patrick and Martin Ross, expressed frustration with the lack of inclusion of the EOAC in the DEI Cabinet. Patrick noted that the committee had requested a presentation from the CEO back in January 2023 but was ignored. He cited a 15% vacancy rate in the county and argued that the DEI Cabinet lacks representation from union members, citizens, and rank-and-file employees, and that some cabinet members are part of the problem. Martin Ross emphasized that the EOAC studies workforce statistics and could provide valuable input. The committee unanimously requested that a member of the EOAC be appointed to the DEI Cabinet when a term position becomes available. There was also discussion about the need for the DEI Cabinet to include community voices and address systemic barriers.

Key Outcomes

  • The committee decided to draft a formal letter to the DEI Cabinet and the Board of Supervisors recommending that a member of the EOAC be appointed to one of the eight two-year term positions on the DEI Cabinet.
  • The committee will continue to monitor workforce statistics and provide recommendations to the county.
  • The chair stated that the committee expects the recommendation to be taken seriously, noting that the committee has been frustrated with the county's lack of responsiveness.

Meeting Transcript

Well hey everybody, my apologies. Uh uh I I ran a little bit late here, so my quality for that uh in type work and election and all that kind of stuff. So anybody's in part, but if anyone's in Carmichael Fair folks or someone, you're school board. If you see me, if you're out there, look me up doing good in the neighborhood practical capacity and but now basically uh start the meeting at 342, then want that in the record. But um, we have some uh new folks that are here, and uh we're gonna just kind of go through the agenda to the uh call the water roll call, uh guest introductions, but I would like to uh with Monica and then there was one other person that I think I may have seen on the list that's not here that said they were coming. Wasn't there another new person that's uh was there another individual looking at the uh agenda that may be a new committee member? Is there a new one? Jeff Bell. Okay, that's it. No, it wasn't on the okay, all right. I knew there was another additional partners. Anyway, uh calling the meeting to work. So we can do the roll call and then we'll uh do our guest introduction and also we will add uh new members. Yes, Jennifer Avalo here and that's where amendment Patrick Leonard here Pratt here, Martin Ross here, Paula Thomas Nelson present Rosa Vega. So we have uh you have seven members that should make our six to be present. Um we have a quorum. Yes, okay, okay. All right, well, thank you for that. So um let's go ahead and do our our introductions. I'm gonna go with uh our our new O A C member first, and then we'll have our other guests, but you're you're you're on the committee and you're the newest, so you could uh introduce yourself, maybe a little bit about yourself and what area you've been talking about, but whatever you'd like. Okay, um, so the list committee. For sure. So um my name's Monica, and um I've been in Sacramento for about seven years, just finished my master's in IO psychology, and I built HR and things that help the employee before. You say IOP psychological. I think that's for organizational psychology. Okay, okay basically the psychology of the one place and what led me here is I want to support my community in any way I can. And um that means me being able to have a voice in this space to make county workers that hurt them, nothing they want to do. Um just care about making it stairs and are you uh from a county employee or are you from a citizen? Oh citizen representative what supervisor county or city? Um Phil Phil Sermon. Um and I work for California Indian Legal Services. I'm the intern admin coordinator there. So I know. Well, welcome. Okay, well, let's go. Uh I don't think we have any other new members. Um, but welcome. Uh let's go through our our other guests that we uh chick hands with. So okay. I'll I'll get into a little more introduction background about myself. I'll say that's another uh chief DEI officer for the county factory. My friends with me from the um DEI technique. That's where friends, but she got to say number my name, Mark. My name's Alison Keith. I said on the DBI Patin. Uh chair of the L Speaker. My name is Mark Slaughter. I'm also on the DEI cabinet, and I currently work with Sacramento County Public. Now I'm I'm uh just a citizen. I don't work for the county.

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