Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission Meeting Friday, December 13, 2024 11:00 am
International District Library Multigenerational Activity Room 7601 Central Ave NE Albuquerque, NM 87108
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1. Call to Order
2. Establishment of a Quorum
3. Roll Call, Introductions, & Verifications
4. Audio Quality Confirmation
5. Approval of Agenda
6. Approval of Minutes
• November 8, 2024
7. Proposed Amendment of Prior Minutes
• October 18, 2024
8. “Dr. King Minute”
• Vice Chair Williams
9. Public Comment & Community Input (2 minutes per commenter)
10. Informational-only Items
a. Matters from the Chair
– @mlkjrc.nm.gov emails for Commissioners
– Dept. of Finance & Administration (DFA) Training
– Meeting Location
b. Matters from the Commissioners
11. Potential Department Creation
Presentation by Rep. Pamelya Herndon
12. Acting Executive Director Report – Ms. Beverly A. Gaines
– FY 2024 Audit Status Update
– 2025 Commemoration Planning Update
– Monthly Budget/Financial Status and Updates
– 2024 Annual Report
– YLC Planning
13. New Business
• Funding Request Approvals and Authority (possible action)
• Subcommittees
a. Report:
• Executive Director Search Committee Report (possible action)
b. Appointment:
• “New Day @ MLK”: Strategic Planning Committee Appointment (possible action)
14. Action to convene in closed session to discuss:
• Attorney client privilege discussion pertaining to pending litigation, pursuant to Open Meeting Act, NMSA 1978, Section 10-15-1 (H)(7).
15. Action to Convene in Open Meeting – nothing was discussed in closed session except those matters related to closed session (pending litigation)
16. Any action required as a result of the Closed Meeting
• pending litigation (possible action)
17. Next Meetings –1/22-1/24; 2/11-14; 3/11-14; 6/20?
Proposed Agenda Items for the Next Meeting(s) to include:
1. Call to Order
2. Establishment of a Quorum
3. Roll Call, Introductions, & Verifications
4. Approval of Agenda
5. Approval of Minutes
• December 13, 2024
6. “Dr. King Minute”
7. Public Comment & Community Input
2 Minutes per Commenter, please
8. Informational-only Items
a. Matters from the Chair
b. Matters from the Commissioners
9. Acting Executive Director Report – Ms. Beverly A. Gaines, B.S.
• Monthly Budget/Financial Status and Updates
• Commemorations Report
• YLC Planning
10. 2025 Open Meetings Act Resolution (possible action)
11. Funding Request Approvals (if any) (possible action)
12. Auditor Selection Process: Status, Approval
13. Legislative Budget Request and Appropriation
14. Subcommittees
a. Reports:
• Executive Director Search Committee Report (possible action)
• “New Day @ MLK”: Strategic Planning Committee Report (possible action)
15. Commissioner Training, Part 2 (continued) & Part 3: Open Meetings Act; IPRA
16. Commissioner Orientation
17 Adjournment
18. Commissioner Training: Presentation by Deputy Attorney General Billy Jimenez
Part 1: Governmental Conduct Act, including: • Conflict of Interest
• Gift Act
• Contracts
• Enforcement/Consequences for Violations
Part 2: Open Meetings Act, including: • Rolling Quorum
19. Adjournment
