On the order referred on February 9, 2022, Docket #0264, that the appropriate committee of the Boston City Council hold a working session to review applications for the Commission on Black Men and Boys, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.
Plug in numbers 026 for Council Makiya and Flynn for the following order that the appropriate committee, the Boston City Council, hold a working session to review applications for the Commission on Black Men and Boys. Counsel Arroyo, will you please take over at this time? Thank you, Mr. Clarke. The Chair recognizes the lead sponsor council here. Thank you to the chair and thank you to council President Flynn for working with our office so quickly to get this order extended to the Council today. In September of 2021, the City Council passed an ordinance establishing a commission on black men and boys. Since then, we have been working with the administration and with advocates to ensure that the Commission is set up for success in the spirit of transparency. And as the Chair of the Committee on Government Accountability and Transparency and Accessibility, we have an opportunity to play a role in who is going to serve the commission. The mayor's office reached out to us and asked the council to submit 14 names, of which seven will be chosen to serve on the commission. We then partnered with Councilor President Flynn and Councilor Rochelle to design an application process in the hopes of getting a wide variety of people interested in applying in the Commission. Starting today, people interested in applying can go to Boston dot gov slash join dash the dash. Commission dash on dash. Black dashed men. Dash and dash boys and submit an application to be on the council's 14 nominees. Our office will send out a link to the application to each of your offices following the meeting. Applications will be open from today, February 9th through February 23rd. Applicants will be asked to share their professional and personal interests in regards to uplifting black men and voices. Once we receive our applications, we will hold a working session so that we can come to a consensus on our nominations. I strongly encourage my council colleagues to share the application to as many interested individuals and groups as possible. We have an obligation to ensure that our Commission on Black Men and Boys represents the diverse lived experience and world views so that it is truly a commission for all black men and boys. I want to again thank President Flynn and his office for their quick turnaround in authorizing this process. And I also want to thank Kurzel and his team for playing a vital role in ensuring that the application process meets this moment. And of course, I want to show my appreciation and deep gratitude for Kerry Jordan for working to get our application up and running. This has been a team process from the beginning to the end, and we are setting the tone for how we hope the Commission will operate. I look forward to this process and working alongside each of you. Thank you. Thank you. Councilor Mejia. The chair recognizes the second original co-sponsor. Councilor Flynn, you have the floor. Thank you. Councilor Royle, I want to say thank you to Council Royal, but also called somebody here for your work on this important on this important subject. I also want to say thank you to Council Councilor Brian Worl for his important work as well, his leadership. Council and his leadership. As council members here mentioned that city council will be able to nominate candidates to be on the commission on black men and boys. So with this order, we are setting up a process to review applications to be ought to be on the commission to get feedback from our colleagues. I also want to say thank you to Mayor Wu in her administration. This will be similar to the process that Councilor Campbell had for nominations to the Civilian Review Board. I look forward to working with everyone on the nomination process. Thank you. Thank you. Councilor Flynn, would anyone else like to speak on this matter? Seeing no one would end. Would anyone like to add their names to the docket? Please add counselor clarity. Please. And Councilor Bok, please add council will you please add Councilor Murphy, please add Councilor Braden please add Councilor Baker. Please add my name. Please add Councilor Fernandez Anderson please at Councilor Laura and please take Councilor Lui Jen. Did I miss anyone else? No. Okay. And with that. Docket number 0264 will be assigned to the Committee on Civil Rights, Immigrant Advancement. Back to you, Mr. President. Thank you, Council Royal. Mr. Clarke, will you please read docket 0265?