There is created in the community and family resources department the Bloomington commission on the Status of Black Males.
(1) Members. The Commission shall be composed of seven members.
(2) Appointments. Three members shall be appointed by the Mayor, two by the Common Council and one each by the Bloomington Human Rights Commission and the Bloomington Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Celebrations Commission.
(3) Qualifications. Commission members shall be residents of Monroe County. Preference for appointments may be given to people with expertise in, or representing, one or more of the following areas: education, health, employment, criminal justice, black history, the faith community and the social service community.
(4) Terms. The terms of all members of the commission shall be for two years.
(5) Purpose and Duties. The commission shall do the following:
(a) Develop action committees addressing problems of black males in education, health, criminal justice and employment; and
(b) Serve as a catalyst to promote positive public and private remedies to the multi-faceted problems confronting black males in our community and the resulting effects on the entire community; and
(c) Organize and convene community forums and neighborhood-based focus groups to discuss the status of black males; and
(d) Network with like-minded groups such as the Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males, the African American Male National Council and local commissions throughout the state, sharing ideas, information, data and plans.
(6) Reporting Requirement. The commission shall submit identical written reports to the mayor and the common council office by the end of February of each year describing the activities of the commission in the previous calendar year as well as future plans. Any issues or concerns regarding the commission itself, its organization or its purpose shall also be addressed in this report. (Ord. 06-25 §§ 1, 2, 2006; Ord. 03-26 § 1, 2003; Ord. 01-03 § 1, 2001).