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Multicultural Affairs Committee
Minutes of Meeting
Elm Street Building
Jefferson City, MO
Sept. 29, 2000
Attendees (per sign-in sheet)
Clarice Morgan, Tom Kruse, David Brothers, Jannette Booker, Kevin Johnson, Mohsen Dkhili, Natasha Gilkey, Tom Judge, Walter Pearson, David Williams, Crystal Johnson, Cynthia Bowser, Richard Gaffney, Tanya Black, Llona C. Weiss
Tanya Black opened the meeting at 1:06 p.m. The minutes from the previous meeting of Sept. 15, 2000, were not read due to this meeting being a continuation from the last.
Crystal Johnson was appointed Budget Officer of MAC. New MAC members were introduced.
Clarice Morgan handed out information on the history of MAC and addressed why she joined MAC and the original intent of the committee. Morgan addressed the question "is there a race relation problem in MAC and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR)?" Walter Pearson commented on Morgan’s discussion, and the problem MAC is having with racism.
MAC would like to see their strategic plan incorporated into the department’s strategic plan. Some members feel as though MAC is being used for the department’s purpose but not included within its plans. Alice Geller worked with David Brothers on the MAC strategic plan.
A question was asked about where MAC monies come from. Black informed the committee that we get money from each division in the department.
Discussion was made as to how to get our goals achieved and for MAC to be heard. Comments were made that MAC must utilize the proper channels and procedures. At this time, MAC still has not submitted its budget and other programs are in their second round of budget approvals.
Mohsen Dkhili addressed being proactive rather than blowing everything out of proportion. The suggestion was made that we follow up on information and procedures and deal with one problem at a time.
Discussion was raised regarding interview panels. This discussion included requesting a change in policy requiring all members on an interview panel sign a letter of consent agreeing to the outcome of the interview. Questions regarding the process of interview panels, the follow up and why the decision was made was in total agreement with the members of the interview panel. Crystal Johnson questioned whether or not we should have MAC members on the interview panels and, if so, how often will they be used?
Committee sheets were made available to members for volunteering.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Cynthia Bowser, assistant secretary.
