David, you ask a good question. One I have been thinking of for days. I think there is somehow a perception out there that this position is focused only on communities of color. I don't think that is true. I think this position focuses on all protected classes. Besides ethnicity, woman, physically challenged, mentally challenged and seniors are also protected classes. That being said, I would much rather see the prospective candidate engage the full community on a regional basis as opposed to segmenting into the protected classes.
I would like to see the Mayor's office bring this candidate through the same sort of community engagement he did when Chief McManus was appointed as Police Chief. If this is a new policy in determining final endorsement of the Mayor's appointees than the policy should be applied across the board to all department head appointments. Barb Lickness Whittier ===== "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
