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<br /> CITY OF SAN MARCOS <br /> BOARDS AND COHMISSIONS SURVEY <br /> March 1992 <br />1. Commission For Minorities <br /> Name of Board or Commission <br />2. Estimate the number of hours your staff spends preparing for and <br /> staffing this board or commission. Approximately (monthly): <br /> 5-8 hours: preparation of agenda materials (depending on <br /> current project may be more than 8 hours) <br /> 1-3 hours: staffing <br /> 1-3 hours: transcription of minutes <br /> 1 hour . notification of commissioners <br /> . <br />3. Please list the amount and types of information normally contained <br /> in the board or commission agenda packets. <br /> Information in agenda packets generally consists of: <br /> - transmittal letter <br /> - agenda <br /> - minutes of previous meeting(s) <br /> - written information relative to the current project <br /> - copies of information such as laws, <br /> regulations, technical documents, etc. <br />4. What types of issues are most commonly dealt with by this board or <br /> commission? <br /> Issues that affect minority citizens are the Commission's major <br /> focus. In recent years, the Commission has participated in <br /> drafting a City Affirmative Action Plan, review of City recreation <br /> programs, conducting forums with leaders in the minority community <br /> in order to identify concerns and problems facing the Commission's <br /> constituents, and involvement in the review of election materials <br /> prior to submittals made by the City Secretary to the Justice <br /> Department. <br />5. Does this board or commission continue to have a viable role <br /> related to its charge or are there any duties that could be easily <br /> handled at the staff level? Please be specific. <br /> The Commission continues to have a viable role related to its <br /> charge. It has recently been asked to provide input to the City's <br /> ADA Task Force relative to City compliance with the ADA and <br /> sensitivity to issues facing citizens with disabilities. The City <br /> Council has also requested that the Commission take on the duties <br /> of the now inactive Fair Housing Commission. Some of the fair <br /> housing duties will need to be handled by City staff. <br />6. Would the addition of these duties require more staff hours or <br /> personnel changes? <br /> If the duties enumerated in the Fair Housing Ordinance become the <br /> responsibility of the Commission for Minorities more City staff <br /> hours will be required as well as personnel changes to include a <br /> Fair Housing Officer. <br />